Blauer Hof
- Also Known As: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- Also Known As: Neues Schloss
- English: Blue Court
- Address: 1 Schlosspl
- Vicinity: Across from Catholic Church Laxenburg
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1710/00/00 | Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt | Architect | The Baroque Blauer Hof (Blue Court) or Neues Schloss (New Castle), is built according to plans by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt as the residence of the Habsburg vice-chancellor Friedrich Karl von Schonborn. | |||
| 1745/00/00 | Nicolo Pacassi | Architect | Blauer Hof, the Neues Schloss, is built during the reign of empress Maria Theresa and decorated in the Rococo Style. | |||
| 1745/00/00 | Empress Maria Teresa | Summer Home | The Blue Court at Laxenburg Palace is expanded to accommodate the growing Imperial family. The dress code at the palace is notably informal, with men wearing red cloth frockcoats and green waistcoats, and ladies appearing in red dresses. | |||
| 1755/05/05 | Christoph Willibald Gluck | Composer | Christoph W Gluck debuts as a composer for Empress Maria Teresa during a court ball at the Palace of Laxenburg, fifteen miles from Vienna. | |||
| 1760/00/00 | Marie Antoinette | Life | Archduchess Antoinette loves Laxenburg, the holiday palace, and the music of Christoph Gluck. | |||
| 1854/05/00 | Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth spend their honeymoon at the Blauer Hof in Laxenburg. The Emperor travels to the Hofburg in Vienna every day to deal with a diplomatic crisis. |
| Particulars for Blauer Hof: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Building Type | Palace |
| Artistic Movement | Rococo |
| Royal Attribute | Royal |
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