List of Baroque residences
This is a list of Baroque palaces and residences built in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Baroque architecture is a building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy and spread in Europe. The style took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and the absolutist state in defiance of the Reformation.
Baroque architecture often includes fragmentary or deliberately incomplete architectural elements, opulent use of colour and ornaments and an external façade often characterized by a dramatic central projection. Many European palaces drew inspiration from the Palace of Versailles started in 1682, which had previously been inspired by the Buen Retiro Palace, making it one of the most imitated buildings of the 17th century.[1]
This list includes important city residences, such as the Stockholm Palace and Winter Palace, but does not extend to pre-Versailles Roman palazzi, such as Palazzo Altieri, Palazzo Barberini, or Palazzo Ludovisi.
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Country | Image | Name | Location | First owner |
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Austria | Schönbrunn Palace | Vienna | Empress Maria Theresa | |
Austria | Belvedere Palace | Vienna | Eugene of Savoy | |
Austria | Schloss Laxenburg | Laxenburg | Empress Maria Theresa | |
Austria | Palais Schwarzenberg | Vienna | Adam Franz von Schwarzenberg | |
Austria | now Halbturn | Harrach family | ||
Austria | Schloss Esterházy | Kismarton now Eisenstadt | Pál Esterházy | |
Austria | Schloss Eggenberg | Graz | Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg | |
Austria | Schloss Trautenfels | Pürgg-Trautenfels | ||
Austria | Palais Auersperg | Vienna | Hieronymus Capece de Rofrano | |
Belarus | Świack Palace | Józef Wołłowicz | ||
Belarus | Nesvizh Castle | Nesvish (Nieśwież) | Radziwiłł family | |
Belarus | New Hrodna Castle |
Hrodna | Augustus III of Poland | |
Belarus | (destroyed) |
Hrodna | Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł | |
Belarus | (in ruine) |
Zdzięcioł | Mikołaj Faustyn Radziwiłł | |
Belgium | Palace of Charles of Lorraine | Brussels | Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine | |
Croatia | Eltz Manor | Vukovar | Eltz | |
Czech Republic | Austerlitz Palace | Slavkov u Brna | Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz | |
Czech Republic | Feldsberg Residence | Valtice | Karl Eusebius von Liechtenstein | |
Czech Republic | Mnichovo Hradiště | Ernst Josef von Waldstein | ||
Czech Republic | Nové Hrady | Jean-Antoine Harbouval de Chamaré | ||
Czech Republic | Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou | Johann Adam von Questenberg | ||
Czech Republic | Troja Palace | Prague | Wenzel Adalbert von Sternberg | |
Czech Republic | Prague | Vaclav Michna | ||
Czech Republic | Prague | Archbishops of Prague | ||
Czech Republic | Kroměříž Palace | Kroměříž | Karl von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn | |
Czech Republic | Kinský Palace | Prague | Johann Ernst von der Goltz | |
Czech Republic | Prague | Michael Oswald Thun | ||
Denmark | Bregentved | Faxe Municipality | Count Adam Gottlob Moltke | |
Denmark | Charlottenlund Palace | Charlottenlund | Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark | |
Denmark | Fredensborg Palace | Fredensborg | Frederick IV of Denmark | |
Denmark | Frederiksberg Palace | Frederiksberg | Frederick IV of Denmark | |
Denmark | Ledreborg | Lejre | Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg | |
Denmark | Eremitage Palace | Dyrehaven | Christian VI of Denmark | |
Denmark | (demolished) |
Hørsholm | Christian VI of Denmark | |
Denmark | Amalienborg Palace | Copenhagen | Count Adam Gottlob Moltke | |
Estonia | Catherinethal Palace | Tallinn | Peter I of Russia | |
France | Château de Maisons | Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines | René de Longueil | |
France | Vaux-le-Vicomte | Maincy, Seine-et-Marne | Nicolas Fouquet | |
France | Château de Saverne | Saverne | Archbishops of Strasbourg | |
France | Palace of Versailles | Versailles, Yvelines | Louis XIV of France | |
France | Grand Trianon | Versailles | Louis XIV | |
France | (destroyed) (plans to be rebuilt) |
Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine | Philippe I, Duke of Orléans | |
France | (destroyed) |
Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines | Louis XIV | |
France | (destroyed) |
Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine | Le Grand Dauphin | |
France | Château de Champs-sur-Marne | Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne | ||
France | Château de Dampierre | Dampierre-en-Yvelines | Charles Honoré d'Albert, duc de Luynes | |
France | Château de Breteuil | Choisel | Le Tonnelier de Breteuil | |
France | Château de Champlâtreux | Épinay-Champlâtreux | Mathieu-François Molé | |
France | Château de Valençay | Valençay | Charles Legendre de Villemorien | |
France | Palais Rohan | Strasbourg | Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan | |
France | Hôtel de Soubise | Paris | ||
France | Ducal Palace of Nancy (extension) |
Nancy | Stanislas Leszczyński | |
France | Château de Lunéville | Lunéville | Leopold of Lorraine | |
France | Château de Commercy | Commercy | Charles Henri de Lorraine | |
France | Château d'Haroué | Haroué | Marc de Beauvau | |
Germany | Münster | Maximilian Franz von Österreich | ||
Germany | Poppelsdorf Palace | Bonn | Joseph Clemens, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne | |
Germany | Schloss Nordkirchen | Nordkirchen | Prince-bishops of Munster | |
Germany | (rebuilt) |
Isselburg | Princes of Salm-Salm | |
Germany | Gottorf Castle |
Schleswig | Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | |
Germany | Electoral Palace of Bonn | Bonn | Archbishop of Cologne | |
Germany | Schloss Weißenstein | Pommersfelden | Archbishop of Mainz (Lothar Franz von Schönborn) | |
Germany | Mannheim Palace | Mannheim | Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine | |
Germany | Trier | Archbishop of Trier | ||
Germany | Augustusburg and Falkenlust | Brühl | Archbishop of Cologne (Clemens August of Bavaria) | |
Germany | Schloss Benrath | Düsseldorf | Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine | |
Germany | Bothmer Castle | Klütz | Hans Caspar von Bothmer | |
Germany | Schloss Rastatt | Rastatt | Louis of Baden | |
Germany | Ludwigsburg Palace | Ludwigsburg | Eberhard Louis of Württemberg | |
Germany | Karlsruhe Palace | Karlsruhe | Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach | |
Germany | Stuttgart Residence (rebuilt) |
Stuttgart | Charles Eugene of Württemberg | |
Germany | Altshausen | Teutonic Order | ||
Germany | Schloss Favorite | Rastatt | Sibylle Auguste of Saxe-Lauenburg | |
Germany | Schloss Favorite | Ludwigsburg | Eberhard Louis of Württemberg | |
Germany | Castle Solitude | Stuttgart | Charles Eugene of Württemberg | |
Germany | Würzburg Residence | Würzburg | Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn | |
Germany | Werneck | Friedrich Karl von Schönborn | ||
Germany | Veitshöchheim | Peter Philipp von Dernbach | ||
Germany | Bamberg | Lothar Franz von Schönborn | ||
Germany | Bruchsal Palace | Bruchsal | Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn | |
Germany | Schloss Erlangen | Erlangen | George William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | |
Germany | Bayreuth | Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | ||
Germany | Ellingen | Teutonic Order | ||
Germany | Dachau Palace | Dachau | House of Wittelsbach | |
Germany | Schleissheim Palace | Oberschleißheim | Maximilian II Emanuel | |
Germany | Lustheim Palace | Oberschleißheim | Maximilian II Emanuel | |
Germany | Nymphenburg Palace | Munich | House of Wittelsbach | |
Germany | Amalienburg | Munich | Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress | |
Germany | Fürstenried Palace | Munich | Maximilian II Emanuel | |
Germany | Charlottenburg Palace | Charlottenburg, Berlin | Frederick I of Prussia | |
Germany | New Palace | Potsdam | Frederick II of Prussia | |
Germany | Sanssouci | Potsdam | Frederick II of Prussia | |
Germany | Berlin Palace (rebuilt) |
Berlin | Frederick I of Prussia | |
Germany | Stadtschloss, Potsdam (rebuilt) |
Potsdam | Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg | |
Germany | (destroyed) |
Berlin | Sophia Dorothea of Hanover | |
Germany | Schloss Meseberg | Gransee | ||
Germany | Dresden Castle (rebuilt) |
Dresden | Augustus II the Strong | |
Germany | Japanese Palace (rebuilt) |
Dresden | Augustus II the Strong | |
Germany | Sommerpalais in Great Garden (rebuilt) |
Dresden | John George III | |
Germany | Moritzburg Castle | Moritzburg | Augustus II the Strong | |
Germany | Hubertusburg | Wermsdorf | Augustus II the Strong | |
Germany | Thallwitz, Saxony | Heinrich von Brühl | ||
Germany | Rammenau Castle | Rammenau, Saxony | Ernst Ferdinand von Knoch | |
Germany | (destroyed) |
Dresden | Augustus II the Strong | |
Germany | Zwinger (rebuilt) |
Dresden | Augustus II the Strong | |
Germany | Oranienbaum, Germany | Henriette Catherine of Nassau | ||
Germany | Pillnitz Castle | Pillnitz | Augustus II the Strong | |
Germany | Fasanenschlösslein | Moritzburg | Frederick Augustus I of Saxony | |
Germany | Schloss Belvedere | Weimar | Ernest August of Saxe-Weimar | |
Germany | Calden | William VIII of Hesse-Kassel | ||
Hungary | Buda- Royal Palace | Budapest | ||
Hungary | Gödöllő Palace | Gödöllő | Antal I. Grassalkovich | |
Hungary | Archiepiscopal Palace | Kalocsa | Ádám Patachich | |
Hungary | Savoy Mansion | Prince Eugene of Savoy | ||
Hungary | Eszterháza | Fertőd | ||
Hungary | Esterházy Mansion | Pápa | Ferenc Esterházy | |
Hungary | Episcopal Palace | Veszprém | Ignác Koller | |
Hungary | L'Huillier-Coburg Palace | Edelény | Ferenc János L'Huillier | |
Hungary | Zsira | Antal Rimanóczy | ||
Hungary | Episcopal Palace | Szombathely | János Szily | |
Italy | Palazzina di Stupinigi | Stupinigi | Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia | |
Italy | Royal Palace of Turin (rebuilt) |
Turin | Victor Amadeus II | |
Italy | Palazzo Carignano | Turin | Emmanuel-Philibert of Savoy-Carignan | |
Italy | Castello del Valentino | Turin | Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy | |
Italy | Palace of Venaria | Venaria Reale | Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy | |
Italy | Palazzo Madama, Turin (extension) |
Turin | Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie-Nemours | |
Italy | Ducal Palace of Modena | Modena | Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena | |
Italy | Ducal Palace of Colorno | Colorno | Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma | |
Italy | Palazzo Estense | Varese | Francesco III d'Este | |
Italy | Villa Stra | Stra | Alvise Pisani | |
Italy | Palazzo Stefano Balbi | Genoa | Balbi family | |
Italy | Royal Palace of Naples (rebuilt) |
Naples | Charles VII of Naples | |
Italy | Palace of Capodimonte | Naples | Charles VII | |
Italy | Palace of Portici | Portici | Charles VII | |
Italy | Ducal Palace of Sassuolo | Sassuolo | House of Este | |
Italy | Palazzo Belloni Battagia | Venice | Belloni family | |
Italy | Palace of Caserta (the largest building in 18th-century Europe) |
Caserta | Charles VII | |
Latvia | Jelgava Palace | Jelgava | Ernst Johann von Biron | |
Latvia | Rundāle Palace | Pilsrundāle | Ernst Johann von Biron | |
Malta | Hostel de Verdelin | Valletta | Jean-Jacques de Verdelin | |
Malta | Palazzo Vilhena | Mdina | António Manoel de Vilhena | |
Malta | Casa Leoni | Santa Venera | António Manoel de Vilhena | |
Malta | Villa Bologna | Attard | Count Nicholas Perdicomati Bologna | |
Malta | Selmun Palace | Mellieħa | Monte della Redenzione degli Schiavi | |
Mexico | Antiguo Palacio del Arzobispado | Mexico City | Juan de Zumárraga | |
Mexico | Casa de los Azulejos | Mexico City | Luis de Vivero e Ircio | |
Mexico | Mexico City | Miguel de Berrio y Zaldívar Guerrero y Torres | ||
Mexico | Mexico City | Fernando de la Campa y Cos | ||
Mexico | Casas del Mayorazgo de Guerrero | Mexico City | Juan Guerrero de Luna | |
Mexico | Mexico City | José Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Peredo y Vivero | ||
Mexico | Querétaro | Paula Dávila Moctezuma y Fernández del Corral | ||
Mexico | Durango | Juan José Zambrano | ||
Mexico | San Miguel de Allende | Manuel de la Canal y Bueno de Baeza | ||
Mexico | San Miguel de Allende | omingo Narciso de Allende y Ayerdi | ||
Netherlands | Het Loo Palace | Apeldoorn | William and Mary | |
Poland | Royal Castle (rebuilt after destruction) |
Warsaw | Augustus III of Poland | |
Poland | Copper-Roof Palace (rebuilt after destruction) |
Warsaw | Jerzy Dominik Lubomirski | |
Poland | Wilanów Palace | Wilanów, Warsaw | John III Sobieski | |
Poland | Branicki Palace (rebuilt after destruction) |
Warsaw | Jan Klemens Branicki | |
Poland | Krasiński Palace (rebuilt after destruction) |
Warsaw | Jan Dobrogost Krasiński | |
Poland | Ostrogski Palace (rebuilt after destruction) |
Warsaw | Jan Gniński | |
Poland | Cracow Bishops Palace (rebuilt after destruction) |
Warsaw | Kajetan Sołtyk | |
Poland | Książ Castle | Książ | Conrad Ernest Maximilian von Hochberg | |
Poland | Łańcut Castle (remodeled) |
Łańcut | Stanisław Lubomirski | |
Poland | Abbot Palace | Oliwa | Jacek Rybiński | |
Poland | Lanckoroński Palace | Kurozwęki | Stanisław Lanckoroński | |
Poland | Rogalin Palace | Rogalin | Kazimierz Raczyński | |
Poland | Branicki Palace (rebuilt after destruction) |
Białystok | Jan Klemens Branicki | |
Poland | Bieliński Palace | Otwock Wielki | Kazimierz Ludwik Bieliński | |
Poland | Poznań Bishops Palace | Ciążeń | Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski | |
Poland | Radziwiłł Palace | Nieborów | Michał Stefan Radziejowski | |
Poland | Potocki Palace | Radzyń Podlaski | Eustachy Potocki | |
Poland | Mostowski Old Palace | Ostromecko | Paweł Michał Mostowski | |
Poland | Branicki Summer Palace | Choroszcz | Jan Klemens Branicki | |
Poland | Chróstnik Palace | Chróstnik | Georg Karl von Haugwitz | |
Poland | Zamoyski Palace | Kozłówka | Michał Bieliński | |
Poland | Wolbórz Palace | Wolbórz | Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski | |
Poland | Goszcz Palace (ruined) | Goszcz | Heinrich Leopold von Reichenbach | |
Poland | Wrocław Palace | Wrocław | Heinrich Gottfried von Spätgen | |
Poland | Rydzyna Castle | Rydzyna | Aleksander Józef Sułkowski | |
Poland | Radomierzyce Palace | Radomierzyce | Joachim Sigismund von Ziegler und Klipphausen | |
Poland | Piotrkowice Palace | Piotrkowice | von Maltzan | |
Poland | Palace in Warmątowice | Warmątowice | ||
Poland | Palace in Chocianów | Chocianów | Melchior Gottlob von Reden | |
Poland | Sanguszko Palace | Lubartów | Paweł Karol Sanguszko | |
Poland | Rząśnik Palace (ruined) | Rząśnik | Johann Bernard Holzhausen | |
Poland | Dembiński Palace | Szczekociny | Franciszek Dembiński and Urszula Morsztyn | |
Poland | (destroyed) (plans to be rebuilt) |
Warsaw | Jerzy Ossoliński | |
Poland | (remodeled in 1842) (plans to be rebuilt in classicist style) |
Warsaw | Augustus II the Strong | |
Poland | (ruined in 1945) |
Kamieniec | Albrecht Finck von Finckenstein | |
Portugal | Belém National Palace | Lisbon, Estremadura | King João V of Portugal | |
Portugal | Foz Palace | Lisbon, Estremadura | José of Castelo Melhor | |
Portugal | Freixo Palace | Porto, Douro Litoral | Jerónimo de Távora e Noronha | |
Portugal | Mafra National Palace | Mafra, Estremadura | King João V of Portugal | |
Portugal | Mateus Palace | Vila Real, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro | António José Botelho Mourão | |
Portugal | Necessidades Royal Palace | Lisbon, Estremadura | King João V of Portugal | |
Portugal | Porto Episcopal Palace | Porto, Douro Litoral | João Rafael de Mendonça | |
Portugal | Raio Palace | Braga, Minho | João Duarte de Faria | |
Portugal | Queluz National Palace | Queluz, Estremadura | King Peter III of Portugal | |
Romania | Episcopal Palace | Nagyvárad (then Kingdom of Hungary now Oradea) | ||
Romania | Bánffy Palace | Kolozsvár (then Kingdom of Hungary now Cluj-Napoca) | ||
Romania | Brukenthal Palace | Nagyszeben (then Kingdom of Hungary now Sibiu) | Samuel von Brukenthal | |
Russia | Peterhof Palace | Peterhof | Peter I of Russia | |
Russia | Catherine Palace | Pushkin | Empress Elisabeth | |
Russia | Oranienbaum Palace | Lomonosov | Alexander Menshikov | |
Russia | Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace | Saint Petersburg | ||
Russia | Strelna Palace | Strelna | Peter I of Russia | |
Russia | Vorontsov Palace | Saint Petersburg | Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov | |
Russia | Summer Palace of Peter the Great | Saint Petersburg | Peter I of Russia | |
Russia | Kikin Palace | Saint Petersburg | Alexander Kikin | |
Russia | Shuvalov Mansion | Saint Petersburg | Ivan Shuvalov | |
Russia | Lomonosov | Catherine II of Russia | ||
Russia | Catherine Palace | Moscow | Catherine II of Russia | |
Russia | Winter Palace | Saint Petersburg | Empress Elisabeth | |
Russia | (destroyed) |
Saint Petersburg | Empress Elisabeth | |
Russia | Menshikov Palace | Saint Petersburg | Alexander Menshikov | |
Russia | Stroganov Palace | Saint Petersburg | Stroganov family | |
Russia | Sheremetev Palace | Saint Petersburg | Pyotr Sheremetev | |
Slovakia | Primate's Palace | Pozsony now Bratislava | Archbishops of Esztergom | |
Slovakia | Summer Archbishop's Palace | Pozsony now Bratislava | Archbishops of Esztergom | |
Slovakia | Grassalkovich Palace | Pozsony now Bratislava | Antal Grassalkovich | |
Slovenia | Dornava Mansion | Dornava near Ptuj | Dizma Attems | |
Spain | Royal Palace of Madrid | Madrid | Charles III of Spain | |
Spain | Royal Palace of Aranjuez | Aranjuez | Philip II of Spain | |
Spain | Palace of La Granja | San Ildefonso | Philip V of Spain | |
Spain | Royal Palace of Riofrío | Riofrío, Segovia | Isabella Farnese | |
Spain | Royal Palace of El Pardo | Madrid | Charles III of Spain (renovation) | |
Spain | Buen Retiro Palace | Madrid | Philip IV of Spain | |
Spain | Casita del Príncipe (El Escorial) | El Escorial | Charles IV of Spain | |
Spain | Boadilla del Monte, Madrid | Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón | ||
Spain | Liria Palace | Madrid | James Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Berwick | |
Spain | Madrid | María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna | ||
Spain | Madrid | |||
Spain | Palace of the Marquis of Dos Aguas | Valencia | Giner Rabassa de Perellós y Lanuza | |
Spain | Archbishop's Palace, Seville | Seville | Bishop of Seville | |
Sweden | Bjärka-Säby Castle | Östergötland | ||
Sweden | Drottningholm Palace | Drottningholm | Queen Hedvig Eleonora | |
Sweden | Skokloster Castle | Håbo | Carl Gustaf Wrangel | |
Sweden | Stockholm Palace | Stockholm | Frederick of Sweden | |
Sweden | Strömsholm Palace | Strömsholm | Queen Hedvig Eleonora | |
Ukraine | Mariinskyi Palace | Kyiv | Empress Elisabeth | |
Ukraine | Wiśniowiecki Palace | Vyshnivets | Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki | |
Ukraine | Olyka Castle | Olyka | Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł | |
Ukraine | (in ruin) |
Korets | Stanisław Kostka Czartoryski | |
Ukraine | Pidhirtsi Castle | Pidhirtsi | Stanisław Koniecpolski | |
Ukraine | (destroyed) |
Rivne | Stanisław Lubomirski | |
Ukraine | (in ruin) |
Iziaslav (Zasław) | Barbara Sanguszkowa | |
Ukraine | Potocki Palace | Brody | Stanisław Potocki | |
Ukraine | Zbaraż Castle | Zbaraż | Krzysztof Zbaraski, Jerzy Zbaraski | |
Ukraine | Metropolitan Palace | Lviv | Franciszek Kulczycki | |
Ukraine | Złoczów Castle | Zolochiv | Marek Sobieski | |
Ukraine | Chinese Palace | Zolochiv | John III Sobieski | |
United Kingdom | Hampton Court Palace (additions by Sir Christopher Wren) |
Richmond upon Thames | William and Mary | |
United Kingdom | Kensington Palace | London | William and Mary | |
United Kingdom | Blenheim Palace | Woodstock, Oxfordshire | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough | |
United Kingdom | Castle Howard | North Yorkshire | Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle | |
United Kingdom | London Borough of Harrow | James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos | ||
United Kingdom | Chatsworth House | Chatsworth, Derbyshire | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire | |
United Kingdom | Althorp | Northamptonshire | Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland | |
United Kingdom | Seaton Delaval Hall | Northumberland | John Delaval, 1st Baron Delaval | |
United Kingdom | Appuldurcombe House | Isle of Wight | Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet | |
United Kingdom | Dyrham Park | South Gloucestershire | William Blathwayt | |
United Kingdom | Petworth House | West Sussex | Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset |
References[]
- ^ Konnert, Mark (2006). Early Modern Europe: The Age of Religious War, 1559-1715. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 259. ISBN 9781442600041.
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