Winter Palace of Prince Eugene

Winter Palace of Prince Eugene
Native names German: Winterpalais Prinz Eugen German: Stadtpalais
Location	Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Coordinates	48°12′20″N 16°22′22″E / 48.20556°N 16.37278°E / 48.20556; 16.37278
Built	1695-1724
Built for	Prince Eugene of Savoy
Architect	Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
Architectural style(s)	high-Baroque
Location of Winter Palace of Prince Eugene in Vienna

The Winter Palace of Prince Eugene (German: Winterpalais Prinz Eugen), also known as the City Palace (German: Stadtpalais), is a high-Baroque palace in the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria. Located on a narrow street at Himmelpfortgasse 8, the palace was used as the winter residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, who spent his summers at the Belvedere. The Winter Palace was designed and constructed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach from 1695 to 1700, and by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt from 1702 to 1724 following his predecessor's plans.^[1][2]

The palace was acquired through auction by Empress Maria Theresa for the imperial court in 1738, along with most of the prince's other buildings. In 1752, the palace was converted by Nicolò Pacassi into the seat of various state institutions. The palace housed the finance ministry of the Austrian Empire from 1848 to 1918 and the dissolution of the Habsburg Empire. Since 1919, the palace has housed the Ministry of Finance. From 2007 to 2013, the palace was extensively renovated. The Winter Palace of Prince Eugene is considered "one of the most magnificent Baroque edifices in Vienna".^[3]