Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
The unassuming facade of Sackstrasse 16 (near the Dreifaltigkeitskirche) hides a townhouse of Rococo splendor. As with Wolf Dietrich’s Residenz in Salzburg, the interior of the Museum im Palais is awash with staterooms in white & gold. Princesses of any age will particularly enjoy the chandelier-lit Mirror Hall. Scattered among
The chubby boy on the back of the black bird is Ganymede. He’s being abducted by Zeus (disguised as the eagle) to serve as a cupbearer to the gods at Olympus. Above them, and upside down, the gods wait impatiently for their ambrosia. Ganymede hovers over the staircase of the
The Museum im Palais is located in the townhouse of the powerful Herberstein family. During the 17th and 18th century, these Counts controlled 20% of Styria. The Herbersteins still have a mighty Schloss (“Castle”) outside of the city. In 1754, Johann Leopold von Herberstein, Governor of Styria, asked the architect