Palais Bartolotti Partenfeld

The Palais Bartolotti Partenfeld, at the corner of Graben and Dorotheergasse in Vienna's Innere Stadt (Inner City), is the only Baroque building that survived the extensive redevelopment of the Graben in the nineteenth century. The design is thought to be the work of Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, while Franz Jänggl oversaw the construction. Originally conceived as an apartment building, it lacks a grand vestibule. The narrow main facade facing Dorotheergasse is marked by a shallow central projection, while the ground-floor windows are accentuated by keystones. Inside, you'll find two staircases of hard Kaiserstein quarry stone and a mirror vault on the second floor. A statue of the Madonna adorns the facade, and the inner courtyard is lined with Pawlatschen, the traditional open-air galleries.