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The Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace in Oradea
The construction of the Bishop’s Palace, marked by the Austrian Baroque style, was ordered by Bishop Adam Patachich. The design of the building was entrusted to Franz Anton Hillebrandt, who started his work in 1761. The construction work was completed by 1777, and by the previous year, the frescoes and altarpieces in the Bishop’s Palace chapel, painted by Johann Nepomuk Schöpf, had been completed. The murals in the hall of the palace depicting the life of Saint Ladislaus were made by Ferenc Storno in 1879.
Considered the largest baroque secular building in Transylvania, the palace has 365 windows according to local tradition. Its designer, Franz Anton Hillebrandt, was one of the most renowned architects of his time. At the beginning of the works, he was working “only” for the Hungarian Royal Chamber, but barely ten years later he became the chief architect of the Imperial Court in Vienna. His name is also associated with the reconstruction of the Royal Palace in Buda, the Bratislava Castle and the Hofburg in Vienna.
The construction of the Bishop’s Palace, marked by the Austrian Baroque style, was ordered by Bishop Adam Patachich. The design of the building was entrusted to Franz Anton Hillebrandt, who started his work in 1761. The construction work was completed by 1777, and by the previous year, the frescoes and altarpieces in the Bishop’s Palace chapel, painted by Johann Nepomuk Schöpf, had been completed. The murals in the hall of the palace depicting the life of Saint Ladislaus were made by Ferenc Storno in 1879.
Considered the largest baroque secular building in Transylvania, the palace has 365 windows according to local tradition. Its designer, Franz Anton Hillebrandt, was one of the most renowned architects of his time. At the beginning of the works, he was working “only” for the Hungarian Royal Chamber, but barely ten years later he became the chief architect of the Imperial Court in Vienna. His name is also associated with the reconstruction of the Royal Palace in Buda, the Bratislava Castle and the Hofburg in Vienna.
