!!!Porcia, Schloss

Porcia Palace, Carinthia, in Spittal an der Drau, one 
of the most important Renaissance buildings in Austria, construction 
began around 1533, built for Gabriel of Salamanca, the closest 
confidant of Emperor Ferdinand I (1662-1915 owned by the Princes 
Porcia, since 1915 owned by the city). Inner court with three-storey 
arcades; Roman stones from Sankt Peter im Holz and Faschendorf; 
eight-cornered chapel tower at the corner of the east wing; palace 
gardens (19%%sup th/%  century). - Museum of popular culture; 
since 1961 theatre performances in summer.

!Literature
R. Wagner-Rieger, Das Schloss zu Spittal an der Drau in 
Kaernten, 1962.


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