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Hermesvilla

Palaces and Aristocratic Residences

Hermesvilla is a palace in the Lainzer Tiergarten, a former Habsburg hunting reserve in Vienna, built between 1882 and 1886 to a design by Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer. Emperor Franz Joseph I commissioned it as a gift for his wife, Empress Elisabeth, and called it his castle of dreams. Originally named Villa Waldruh, it was renamed Villa Hermes in 1885 after a white marble statue of Hermes the empress had placed in the garden. The imperial couple visited regularly from 1887 until Elisabeth's assassination in 1898, and after wartime looting and a 1968 to 1974 restoration, the villa now operates as a cultural history venue run by the Vienna Museum. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Palace 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Auhof, Austria 2
Completed Year
1886 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Palace 1
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Palace, Concepts

In Style

Baroque Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Hermesvilla (Wikidata)
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Located In

Austria

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1. Hermesvilla (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermesvilla, lead definition
    Hermesvilla is a palace in the Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna, a former hunting area for the Habsburg nobility.
  • Article text
    In 1886, the villa, and all surrounding buildings, including riding facilities and stables for the horses of Empress Elisabeth, were finished.
  • Lead section
    Hermesvilla is a palace in the Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna, a former hunting area for the Habsburg nobility.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Palace)
    Hermesvilla is a palace in the Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna, a former hunting area for the Habsburg nobility. Emperor Franz Joseph I gave it to his wife Empress Elisabeth (nicknamed "Sisi"), and he called it the "castle of dreams.“ The name of the villa refers to a statue of Hermes made of white marble that is located in the garden of the villa. Today, the Hermesvilla is noted for its art and nat
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2. Hermesvilla (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Auhof, Austria
    Wikidata item Q204129, property P131/P17 (location): Auhof, Austria
  • In Style: Baroque Revival Architecture, Wikidata P149
    architectural style: baroque revival
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Wikidata: Hermesvilla
Wikidata Q204129, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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