In the late 17th Century, there were two Imperial summer houses in Vienna, which were called ‘Favorita’. The first was in the Wieden District, south of the Old Town. The second, in the Augarten, north of the city, was destroyed during the Turkish siege of 1683.
The FAVORITA IN WIEDEN existed since the 1620s. The palace and gardens were remodeled between 1687 and 1693. The 3D model is based on engravings after drawings by Salomon Kleiner and shows the Favorita as it looked in the early 18th century. The reconstruction is an interpretation of the engravings, which contain some contradictions. I have depicted the palace quite schematically because the gardens are the real subject of the reconstruction attempt. Today, all that is left of the former gardens is the so-called ‘grotto’. The palace still exists although it was remodeled several times during 18thand 19th century.
© Mark Pieters 3D 2024
The FAVORITA IN THE AUGARTEN was originally a summer palace built for Count Trautson in 1654. It was later acquired by Emperor Leopold I who ordered the construction of a few new wings in 1677. During the siege of Vienna in 1683, the Favorita was destroyed and only a part of it was rebuilt, notably the ‘New Hall’ (ca. 1705) which replaced the former northeast wing. New gardens were created (ca. 1708). Both the gardens (in a simplified form) and the New Hall still exist today.
© Mark Pieters 3D 2024
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