Description of the attraction
The palace of the Venetian Count Collato was built in 1671 in the Baroque style. Initially, the façade was crowned with a triangular pediment, which was later demolished. The palace was connected by a balcony with the neighboring church "Nine Angelic Choirs", the possibility of passage was provided.
Once upon a time there was a Jewish garden on this place. Ferdinand I bought this land for 26,000 guilders to build a school. In 1560, the leadership of the school was transferred to the Jesuits, who significantly expanded and renovated the building.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the building was in the possession of Count Thurzo. Thurzo was a Protestant, and after the defeat in 1620, the choice of Protestants was not great: to leave the country or to rank themselves as a Catholic Church. Therefore, in 1620, Thurzo's house was confiscated by Emperor Ferdinand II and presented to the Italian Count R. Collato, who was an ardent Catholic.
In 1671, the building was reconstructed, a second floor appeared. After the death of Count Collato, the façade of the palace was renewed.
In the second week of October 1762, the first public concert of the six-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart took place in the earl's palace before an audience in Vienna. The concert turned out to be sensational, all of Europe started talking about Mozart. On this occasion, in June 1956, a memorial plaque was installed on the facade of the palace.
In 2001, the last major overhaul was carried out, the building passed into the possession of the Bank of Austria.
Several years ago, in the basement of the Collalto Palace, archaeologists found the remains of two houses from the 15th century, and walls that were even older (presumably the 13th century). An absolute sensation was the opening of a round room, which was surrounded by a two-meter thick stone wall. According to Frederic Dam, state curator of the Federal Monuments Office, the strange building turned out to be a tower from the early 13th century. Experts suggest that it is part of the palace built by Henry II.
