Palmenhaus (Burggarten)
{{Short description|Building in Vienna}}
{{About|the building on the edge of the Burggarten in Vienna|the greenhouse in Schönbrunn Palace|Palmenhaus Schönbrunn}}
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{{Infobox building
| name = Palm House
| native_name= {{lang|de|Palmenhaus}}
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| image = AT-13768 Palmenhaus Burggarten 05.JPG
| caption = The Palmenhaus in the Burggarten is a popular meeting place in summer
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| building_type = Greenhouse, restaurant, and butterfly house
| architectural_style = Jugendstil
| cost =
| location = Vienna, Austria
| coordinates = {{coord|48|12|17.92|N|16|22|1.1|E|type:landmark_region:AT|display=it}}
| mapframe-marker = building
| start_date = 1901
| completion_date = 1905
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| height = {{convert|28|m|abbr=on}}
| diameter =
| other_dimensions = Length: {{convert|180|m|abbr=on}}
Width: {{convert|13|m|abbr=on}}
| floor_count =
| floor_area = {{convert|2050|sqm|abbr=on}}
| main_contractor =
| architect = Friedrich Ohmann
| other_designers = Josef Václav Myslbek
Edmund Hellmer
Rudolf Weyr
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The Palmenhaus (Palm House), also known as the Glashaus (Glass House), is a building in the Innere Stadt district of Vienna. It is located on the edge of the Burggarten near the Albertina and the State Opera. It is 180 metres long and 13 metres wide,{{cite web |title=Palmenhaus |url=https://www.bundesgaerten.at/hofburggaerten/Palmenhaus.html |language=de |website=Österreichische Bundesgärten |publisher=Institut botanische Sammlungen und zentrale Dienste |access-date=30 June 2023}} and has a floor area of around 2,050m².
History
The original classical greenhouse was built between 1823 and 1826 according to designs by {{ill|Ludwig von Remy|de}} and was architecturally based on the {{ill|Orangerie (Wien-Schönbrunn)|lt=Orangerie|de}} in Schönbrunn.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} The rear wall of the building was part of the {{ill|Wiener Stadtmauer|lt=Vienna City Wall|de}}.{{cite web |last1=Fried |first1=Stephen |title=The Butterfly House |url=https://www.schmetterlinghaus.at/en/the-butterfly-house/ |website=Schmetterlinghaus |access-date=1 July 2023}} The greenhouse was demolished around the turn of the 20th century and a new building, influenced by the Jugendstil movement, was built in 1901–1905 to designs by the court architect Friedrich Ohmann. The decorations in the central section (vases, female figures with wreaths, small boys) are by Josef Václav Myslbek, Edmund Hellmer and Rudolf Weyr.{{cite web |title=Palmenhaus (Hofburg) |language=de |url=https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Palmenhaus_(Hofburg) |website=Wien Geschichte Wiki |publisher=Stadt Wien |access-date=30 June 2023}}
From 1919 to 1938, the Palmenhaus was the seat and exhibition space of the {{ill|Vienna Kunstgemeinschaft|de|Kunstgemeinschaft (Wien)}}, an association of artists.{{cite book |editor1-last=Czeike |editor1-first=Felix |title=Historisches Lexikon Wien (Historical Encyclopedia of Vienna) |date=1994 |language=de |publisher=Kremayr & Scheriau |location=Vienna |isbn=3-218-00545-0 |volume=3| page=638 |url=https://www.digital.wienbibliothek.at/wbrobv/content/pageview/1114756 |access-date=30 June 2023 |chapter=Kunstgemeinschaft}}
In 1988 the building was closed for security reasons, and from 1996 to 1998 a general renovation costing around 13 million euros{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} was carried out. In 1998 the Palmenhaus was finally reopened. The middle part is used as a restaurant, the left wing houses the Butterfly House, the right wing is used by the {{ill|Österreichische Bundesgärten|lt=Austrian Federal Gardens|de}} authority as a greenhouse.
Gallery
File:Palmenhaus in Vienna, 2022-02-20 (1).jpg|The left end of the Palmenhaus
File:Burggarten Palmenhaus Fassadendetail 1.jpg|Detail of the Jugendstil facade
File:Burggarten Palmenhaus-Schmetterlinghaus 2009 a.jpg|Inside view of the Butterfly House
References
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