In Franciscan Square, which continues the Main Square, but not at all similar in atmosphere, opposite the Church of the Annunciation is the majestic Mirbach Palace, which changed several owners, but was named after the latter - Baron Emil Mirbach.
The Rococo palace, which is rightly considered one of the most beautiful secular buildings in the Slovak capital, was built in 1768-1770 for the owner of the brewery Michael Spech. To do this, the ancient building, which was called the Wide Yard in the city, was bought and demolished. The name of the author of the project of this palace is still unknown. Many local historians are convinced that the foreign architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt was invited to build such a magnificent mansion. Architect M. Gerligl decorated the facades of the mansion with lush stucco. The coat of arms on the tympanum appeared a little later, when the palace was acquired by a rich nobleman - Count Carol Niari.
The fate of the mansion was determined by its last owner Emil Mirbach.
He wrote a will in which he stated that he donated his palace to the city, but only if an art museum was opened here. In 1949, the city authorities founded the Bratislava Art Gallery in the Mirbach Palace. The basis of her collections is the artistic collection of the baron himself. Here are paintings of the XVII-XVIII centuries, sculptures and valuable engravings. The interior of the palace is adapted for museum needs, but for true connoisseurs of antiquity left two rooms on the ground floor, which retains the original atmosphere of past centuries. However, they also serve as a kind of exhibition halls. On the walls, upholstered with wooden panels, you can see a selection of rare engravings of the XVIII century.
The Rococo palace, which is rightly considered one of the most beautiful secular buildings in the Slovak capital, was built in 1768-1770 for the owner of the brewery Michael Spech. To do this, the ancient building, which was called the Wide Yard in the city, was bought and demolished. The name of the author of the project of this palace is still unknown. Many local historians are convinced that the foreign architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt was invited to build such a magnificent mansion. Architect M. Gerligl decorated the facades of the mansion with lush stucco. The coat of arms on the tympanum appeared a little later, when the palace was acquired by a rich nobleman - Count Carol Niari.
The fate of the mansion was determined by its last owner Emil Mirbach.
He wrote a will in which he stated that he donated his palace to the city, but only if an art museum was opened here. In 1949, the city authorities founded the Bratislava Art Gallery in the Mirbach Palace. The basis of her collections is the artistic collection of the baron himself. Here are paintings of the XVII-XVIII centuries, sculptures and valuable engravings. The interior of the palace is adapted for museum needs, but for true connoisseurs of antiquity left two rooms on the ground floor, which retains the original atmosphere of past centuries. However, they also serve as a kind of exhibition halls. On the walls, upholstered with wooden panels, you can see a selection of rare engravings of the XVIII century.
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