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The building intended for the University of Vienna was constructed between 1753 and 1755, designed by architect Jean Nicolas Jadot. Its opening, attended by Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresia, occurred in April 1756. In 1857, the building became home to the Imperial Academy of Sciences, founded by Emperor Ferdinand I in 1846. The site for the new assembly hall was strategically chosen in an area where university buildings had existed since the late 14th century. The unique urban setting required an innovative design for the “Neue Aula,” which emphasized its façade to compete with the University Church of the Jesuits, symbolizing a shift in the academic landscape as the university distanced itself from the “Society of Jesus” by 1759. Initially, the design aimed to provide apartments for professors of law and medicine, reflecting the focus on these practically oriented disciplines during university reforms. Chancellor Archbishop Johann Joseph Graf Trautson expedited the project, and by February 1754, plans for unifying the four schools in the new building were underway, highlighting a shared academic identity, as depicted in the frescoes by Gregorio Guglielmi. This publication offers an in-depth exploration of the history, design, and decoration of the former assembly hall, now the main building of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, supported by extensive written and pictorial sources.
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The Austrian Academy of Sciences, Herbert Karner
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- 2007
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