The Palais Rothschild was built in 1847 by
Ludwig Förster on behalf of Baron
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, the founder of the Austrian branch of the
Rothschild family. The palace is located next to
Palais Schönborn-Batthyány at Renngasse 4. It was also the headquarters of the banking house
S. M. von Rothschild, founded by Salomon, which was the largest and most important
private bank in Austria until the "
Anschluss" in 1938, and the subsequent "
Aryanization". Today, this building houses the
Schoellerbank, which acquired the palace from the Rothschild family in 1951.
Architectural details The early historicist building protrudes from the Renngasse Street line on an axis. The remarkable façade has additional rows of straight-topped windows and a round-arch portal, and the main floor has
Corinthian pilaster frames. The cornice projects far out. ==Gallery==