State Rooms

A precious ensemble of historic interiors lies at the very heart of this symbolic architectural concept: the Bel Étage of Eggenberg Palace has remained almost unchanged since the 18th century. Furnished with original 17th and 18th century designs, furniture, tapestries and decorations, the circle of 24 state rooms is among the most significant ensembles in Austria. It is extremely rare to find fittings of comparable artistic quality that have been maintained in such perfect condition and in their original state as in Eggenberg Palace. The core of this concept is the splendid Planetary Room.

The Planetary Room

a star-studded spectacle

The highlight of the state rooms is the Planetary Room, which was completed in 1685 and which received its name from the cycle of paintings by the court artist Hans Adam Weissenkircher. With its complex artistic programme, which merged astrological and hermetical ideas, number symbolism and...

Ceiling decorations

a painted history of the world

A whole catalogue of exemplary deeds from all periods in history are illustrated in the ceiling decorations including heroes of classical Greece and Rome, biblical kings and generals, figures from Christian kingdoms. They all present princely and civic virtues and vices and are intended to...

Interiors

Eggenberg Rococo

During the last architectural phase, the interiors were designed in the classic Rococo style of the 18th century and have remained unchanged to the present day. Furniture and decorations to the interiors including three East Asian rooms as well as charmingly painted genre works all date back to...

Palace church

The largest architectural change that took place during the Rococo redecoration of Eggenberg Palace by the architect Joseph Hueber when the "Maria Schnee" Palace Church (Our Lady of the Snows) was incorporated into the palace in place of the Eggenberg Theatre. A gallery connected...