Mirbach Palace

Mirbach Palace

Mirbach Palace (Slovak: Mirbachov palác) is a Rococo-style palace in the Old Town, Bratislava, built from 1768 to 1770 for Bratislava (then Pressburg) brewer Michal Spech.^[1] The palace is named after its last owner, Count Emil Mirbach.^[1] Count Emil Mirbach was shot in 1945 by the invading Russians and the palace was expropriated along with the contained Mirbach's art collections. The palace was completely renovated in 1975 and made a seat of the Bratislava City Gallery. It houses Central European baroque painting and sculptures exhibition (link) and temporary exhibitions.

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References

1 2 "Mirbach Palace". Bratislava City Gallery. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.

Palaces in Bratislava, Slovakia

Existing palaces	Apponyi Palace Aspremont Summer Palace Balass Palace Čomov Palace Csáky Palace (Panská Street) Csáky Palace (Štúrova Street) Dessewffy Palace Erdődy Palace (Godrova Street) Erdődy Palace (Ventúrska Street) Esterházy Palace (Kapitulská Street) Esterházy Palace (Námestie Ľudovíta Štúra) Esterházy Palace (Panská Street) Georgievics Palace Grassalkovich Palace Habermayer Palace Jeszenák Palace (Hlavné námestie) Jeszenák Palace (Michalská Street) Jurenák Palace Karácsonyi Palace Keglevics Palace Kutscherfeld Palace Lanfranconi Palace Ludwig Palace Maldeghem Palace Miestodržiteľský Palace Mirbach Palace Motešický Palace Nester Palace Pálffy Palace (Hviezdoslavovo námestie) Pálffy Palace (Panská Street) Pálffy Palace (Ventúrska Street) Pálffy Palace (Zámocká Street) Palugyay Palace (Hlavné námestie) Palugyay Palace (Pražská Street) De Pauli Palace Pisztory Palace Prepoštský Palace Primate's Palace Palace of the Hungarian King's Chamber Ruttkay Vrútocký Palace Summer Archbishop's Palace Zichy Palace

Non-residential palaces	Bank Palace of Tatra Banka Palace of Justice Palace of the Worker's Insurance Company Postal Palace Reduta

Castle palace	Bratislava Castle

Demolished palaces	Berchtold Palace Braunecker Palace Csáky Palace (Rázusovo nábrežie) Landerer Palace Pálffy Palace and Garden (Zámocká Street) Pálffy Palace (Gorkého Street) Rohan Palace Viczay Palace

See also: List of palaces in Bratislava, Old Town, Bratislava

Coordinates: 48°08′42″N 17°06′28″E / 48.14500°N 17.10778°E / 48.14500; 17.10778

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