Vienna - The Liechtenstein Museum

The Liechtenstein Museum is, as many people say, a temple of baroque . For a long time that statement was offensive. But now exactly this place is the proof that the wealth of baroque does not have to overwhelm, but also serve certain mission. The Liechtenstein museum enlivens the art. Famous Austrian architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was one of the people who seeked the possibility to build the palace on the order of duke Adam I. However he became engaged in the project of Belveder Palace . But there were still two other architects, Domenico Egidio Rossi and Domenico Martinelli, interested in duke's offer. Eventually it was Martinelli that after three years from the beginning of works replaced Rossiego and finished working on a project . The whole building is a mixture of the urban and country style , Romanesque and baroque style , and it represents the prince's conservative taste. Not only the facade and interior can impress , but also the private collection of Liechtenstein family , and particularly the collection of prince Adam II of Liechtenstein. Admiring the collection is possible since 29 March 2004. The public can see works of the greatest painters of four ages, from the renaissance to romanticism. There are displayed paintings of Rafael, Breugle family , Peter Paul Ruben, Anton van Dyck, Fransa Hals, Rembrandt, Franza Xaver Messerschmidt, Jakob Gabriel Mollinarolo, Giambologna and Adrian de Fries . This is certainly the reason why tourists cannot miss the visit in the Liechtenstein Museum. The aim of the exhibition is to present the spectator the historical integrity, not the division on the separate kinds of art. The paintings and sculptures are integrated with the artistic interior decorations creating the whole. That place can be treated as the example of classic temple of muses . The largest baroque hall in Europe, which is situated in the central part of the museum, is the artistic phenomenon. Walking around the halls of the museum we feel the breath of the art history which in a certain way „happens” before our very eyes. Also the garden and orangery surrounding the building make an impression on visitors. There we will also find vases and sculptures - originally they were placed by Giovanni Giuliani according to Giuseppe Mazz's plan, but later, in 1820, they were arranged in more neoclassical style, according to Joseph Kornhaeusel's plan . The Liechtenstein museum possesses also its divisions in different parts of Vienna. Kunstmuseum in Vaduz is also connected with the Liechtenstein museum. Except the regular exhibition, the museum organizes thematic exhibitions. Local hotels offer the lots of places. In the neighbouhood you can also find cheap apartments vienna and guesthouses.nn