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'''Palais Rothschild''' was the name of a number of [[palaces]] in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], built by the famous banking family the [[Mayer Amschel Rothschild family|Rothschild]]s. Unfortunately none of the buildings survived [[World War II]]. |
'''Palais Rothschild''' was the name of a number of [[palaces]] in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], built by the famous banking family the [[Mayer Amschel Rothschild family|Rothschild]]s in the 1800's. During [[World War II]] the Austrian Rothschilds had to surrender their banks and belongings to the Nazis and flee the country. Some of these family members sought sanctuary in the [[United States]]. Unfortunately none of the buildings survived [[World War II]]. The returning [[Louis Nathaniel von Rothschild]] had to enter into an extremely difficult restitution process with the Austrian republic, who refused to compensate the family for the losses. Only in [[1999]] the government agreed to return to the Rothschild family some 250 art treasures looted by the Nazis and absorbed into state museums after the War. |
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To be able to differentiate, the palaces could carry the first name of their builder as well. |
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* Palais (Albert) Rothschild, located in the 4. Bezirk, at Prinz-Eugen-Straße 26 |
* Palais (Albert) Rothschild, located in the 4. Bezirk, at Prinz-Eugen-Straße 26 |
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* Palais (Nathaniel) Rothschild, located in the 4. Bezirk, at Theresianumgasse 16-18 |
* [[Palais (Nathaniel) Rothschild]], located in the 4. Bezirk, at Theresianumgasse 16-18 |
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Today modern structres built in the 1960's stand at the sites. |
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Revision as of 18:22, 23 September 2005
Palais Rothschild was the name of a number of palaces in Vienna, Austria, built by the famous banking family the Rothschilds in the 1800's. During World War II the Austrian Rothschilds had to surrender their banks and belongings to the Nazis and flee the country. Some of these family members sought sanctuary in the United States. Unfortunately none of the buildings survived World War II. The returning Louis Nathaniel von Rothschild had to enter into an extremely difficult restitution process with the Austrian republic, who refused to compensate the family for the losses. Only in 1999 the government agreed to return to the Rothschild family some 250 art treasures looted by the Nazis and absorbed into state museums after the War.
To be able to differentiate, the palaces could carry the first name of their builder as well.
- Palais (Albert) Rothschild, located in the 4. Bezirk (district) of Vienna, at Prinz-Eugen-Straße 20-22
- Palais (Albert) Rothschild, located in the 4. Bezirk, at Prinz-Eugen-Straße 26
- Palais (Nathaniel) Rothschild, located in the 4. Bezirk, at Theresianumgasse 16-18
Today modern structres built in the 1960's stand at the sites.
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