The interior features stucco lustro, ornate paintwork, leather wall coverings and fine wood panelling.
The sturdy wrought-iron gates were the work of a silversmith, and the facade is adorned with sculptures from Hanns Gasser. Today visitors can stroll through the Ferstelpassage – a wonderful setting for parties and functions, with the gentle murmur of Anton von Fernkorn’s Danube Mermaid Fountain in the background – before stopping off at Café Central around the corner.įerstel championed the use of natural materials, and only the finest stone was good enough. It was only given the name Palais Ferstel in 1982. The building was never actually intended as a city palace in the traditional sense, but as the home of the central bank and stock exchange. Incorporating whichever aspects appealed to him, von Ferstel’s elegant design combined elements of Venetian and Florentine architecture and art from the Trecento period. Architecture Palais Ferstel – or what comes of a trip to Italy.Ī slice of Italy in the heart of Vienna?! This was the brainchild of Heinrich von Ferstel, who returned from a journey to Italy brimming with inspiration, and between 18 built what is the most magnificent example of a Gründerzeit mansion house.
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