Josef Lex (El buen soldado Švejk)
Bratislava, Slovakia (the art of palais of Pressburg), Palais Grassalkovich (slowakisch Grasalkovičov palác), also Präsidentenpalais (Prezidentský palác), Rokoko/late Baroque (The White House of Bratislava), Hodžovo námestie
The Presidential Palace was originally white (03/05/2011, 12:50)
In 1992 have been divided the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and Bratislava again became the capital of a sovereign state. There was a need to place many institutions, particularly domestic, but also representations of other states and international organizations. In Bratislava they were not sufficiently prepared.
This became especially at a time evident when the newly elected President of the Republic where did officiate. Residence, fortunately, did not need to, because there had their own house, but there could not officiate again and place all the staff of his office. The first area has received office of the President at the Castle. It was a temporary "accommodation" in poor areas, sometimes life-threatening. Especially when someone care so close to the president dropped a heavy chandelier.
The situation is partly solved by the then mayor, who under the pressure of the Slovak public with the president partially restored in just the town hall - at the Primate's Palace. Although it was clear that the town hall of the capital anywhere in the world is based head of state. Mr. President, the mayor is uskromnili, and despite the problems that have coexistence implies (guard, jointly used facilities, movement and site visitors in the city center, a demonstration in the square before the palace), this situation lasted for several years.
Despite the resistance of some groups of people are able to carry out the idea that the seat of the President and the office of President shall be the historical Presidential previously Grassalkovichov and Friedrich palace. But it was in a dilapidated condition. From the 50ties to 80ties years it housed the Communist youth organization, the palace was known as a pioneer, Pioneer House official Klement Gottwald. Before the revolution the palace was empty and for years afterwards. Consideration was given to even the demolition of its western part, containing the chapel, because it should enhance the defenders of peace Street (Štefánikova). After the revolution began with the restoration of the palace to the appropriate kind of unnecessary Gallery of Modern Art. Only be created small attic apartment accommodation for President of Czechoslovakia (!) during his visit to Bratislava.
Restoration of the palace for old-new features presidential residence took place between 1992 and 1995 with the greatest possible respect for the principles of historic preservation. The aim was to return to the palace and the accompanying park as close to its form after 1770. Meant to eliminate interference and remodeling, especially from the period after 1938 and a period of pioneers. In the forties overlaid the entire ground floor of the palace romantic rectangles of travertine that although there were visually quite spectacular, but causing excessive wetting of the ground floor rooms of the palace basement. The chapel was barred light rail, it was in storage. Some rooms have been divided into more areas. The vaulted rooms on the ground floor adjacent to the central garden rooms (towards Banskobystricka street ) was the central heating boiler. The huge depressions in the floor concrete tank used to supply coke imported through the park near the city gasworks (per square Kollar). Parquet and stone floors were destroyed maximum, wood paneling walls of 18 century damaged. From the original mobile device palace there were before reconstruction only chandeliers. For the entire building was only preserved box of 18th century!
Part of the reconstruction of the palace was the device state rooms or historicist historical furniture. According to the model interior presidential office in Vienna, Prague, Paris has sought and bought furniture stylistic corresponding reconstructed interior. Where appropriate furniture and carpets found, they were suitable to produce copies. Installed furniture of 17th to 19th century was harmonically aligned with the decoration of the walls and curtains on the windows. Into the drawing room of President shall be purchased as a quality historic seating forms of classicism in the late 18th century. Because it was similar, but not identical nest (in the past were made earlier "solo pieces"), they were reconstructed deliberately pulled two color mutations of the same (very high quality and very expensive) upholstery, imported from Paris. Today it some workers agents who have no concept of historical interiors criticize.
To state rooms they can produce replicas of historic tiled stoves with built-in devices to their electrical tempering. It was assumed that at the palace along these lines will continue. The main hall has been missing console tables with marble tops under the mirrors between the windows. Console tables amongst the drawing room windows are damaged because of the lack of other tables are sometimes used as a signature tables. The work of the panel, which then zariaďovala palace, often later tampering negated. The library appeared slushy "Globe" bar containing equipment. Wonder where they left off from Thonet chairs, made for Palace, coated with a special non-flammable fabric, designed in the main hall for visitors to concerts.
The problem seemed to use white paint on the facade of the palace. Before reconstruction was used for each run of the mill yellow to brown color that if the facades of houses in the historic center of the city prevailed. Knew that in 18 century such color there, could not be produced. Historical images and analogies from other cities (Vienna, Ljubljana, Prague, Gödöllő) pointed out that the palace was originally white. This is confirmed by historical plaster pieces that survive from the 18th century in small pieces under modern stone cladding of ground floor (all other plaster around otĺkli in 1958 and replaced with a new cement). Today we know quite well that the palace was in the 18th century really white. This is confirmed by studies at the Royal Palace in the Castle, and the building of the Hungarian royal courtly chamber on Michalska Street (University Library), and research on other facades of 18 century in Bratislava, Trnava and other places.
Stephen Holčík
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Bratislava, Slovakia (the art of palais of Pressburg), Palais Grassalkovich (slowakisch Grasalkovičov palác), also Präsidentenpalais (Prezidentský palác), Rokoko/late Baroque (The White House of Bratislava), Hodžovo námestie
The Presidential Palace was originally white (03/05/2011, 12:50)
In 1992 have been divided the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and Bratislava again became the capital of a sovereign state. There was a need to place many institutions, particularly domestic, but also representations of other states and international organizations. In Bratislava they were not sufficiently prepared.
This became especially at a time evident when the newly elected President of the Republic where did officiate. Residence, fortunately, did not need to, because there had their own house, but there could not officiate again and place all the staff of his office. The first area has received office of the President at the Castle. It was a temporary "accommodation" in poor areas, sometimes life-threatening. Especially when someone care so close to the president dropped a heavy chandelier.
The situation is partly solved by the then mayor, who under the pressure of the Slovak public with the president partially restored in just the town hall - at the Primate's Palace. Although it was clear that the town hall of the capital anywhere in the world is based head of state. Mr. President, the mayor is uskromnili, and despite the problems that have coexistence implies (guard, jointly used facilities, movement and site visitors in the city center, a demonstration in the square before the palace), this situation lasted for several years.
Despite the resistance of some groups of people are able to carry out the idea that the seat of the President and the office of President shall be the historical Presidential previously Grassalkovichov and Friedrich palace. But it was in a dilapidated condition. From the 50ties to 80ties years it housed the Communist youth organization, the palace was known as a pioneer, Pioneer House official Klement Gottwald. Before the revolution the palace was empty and for years afterwards. Consideration was given to even the demolition of its western part, containing the chapel, because it should enhance the defenders of peace Street (Štefánikova). After the revolution began with the restoration of the palace to the appropriate kind of unnecessary Gallery of Modern Art. Only be created small attic apartment accommodation for President of Czechoslovakia (!) during his visit to Bratislava.
Restoration of the palace for old-new features presidential residence took place between 1992 and 1995 with the greatest possible respect for the principles of historic preservation. The aim was to return to the palace and the accompanying park as close to its form after 1770. Meant to eliminate interference and remodeling, especially from the period after 1938 and a period of pioneers. In the forties overlaid the entire ground floor of the palace romantic rectangles of travertine that although there were visually quite spectacular, but causing excessive wetting of the ground floor rooms of the palace basement. The chapel was barred light rail, it was in storage. Some rooms have been divided into more areas. The vaulted rooms on the ground floor adjacent to the central garden rooms (towards Banskobystricka street ) was the central heating boiler. The huge depressions in the floor concrete tank used to supply coke imported through the park near the city gasworks (per square Kollar). Parquet and stone floors were destroyed maximum, wood paneling walls of 18 century damaged. From the original mobile device palace there were before reconstruction only chandeliers. For the entire building was only preserved box of 18th century!
Part of the reconstruction of the palace was the device state rooms or historicist historical furniture. According to the model interior presidential office in Vienna, Prague, Paris has sought and bought furniture stylistic corresponding reconstructed interior. Where appropriate furniture and carpets found, they were suitable to produce copies. Installed furniture of 17th to 19th century was harmonically aligned with the decoration of the walls and curtains on the windows. Into the drawing room of President shall be purchased as a quality historic seating forms of classicism in the late 18th century. Because it was similar, but not identical nest (in the past were made earlier "solo pieces"), they were reconstructed deliberately pulled two color mutations of the same (very high quality and very expensive) upholstery, imported from Paris. Today it some workers agents who have no concept of historical interiors criticize.
To state rooms they can produce replicas of historic tiled stoves with built-in devices to their electrical tempering. It was assumed that at the palace along these lines will continue. The main hall has been missing console tables with marble tops under the mirrors between the windows. Console tables amongst the drawing room windows are damaged because of the lack of other tables are sometimes used as a signature tables. The work of the panel, which then zariaďovala palace, often later tampering negated. The library appeared slushy "Globe" bar containing equipment. Wonder where they left off from Thonet chairs, made for Palace, coated with a special non-flammable fabric, designed in the main hall for visitors to concerts.
The problem seemed to use white paint on the facade of the palace. Before reconstruction was used for each run of the mill yellow to brown color that if the facades of houses in the historic center of the city prevailed. Knew that in 18 century such color there, could not be produced. Historical images and analogies from other cities (Vienna, Ljubljana, Prague, Gödöllő) pointed out that the palace was originally white. This is confirmed by historical plaster pieces that survive from the 18th century in small pieces under modern stone cladding of ground floor (all other plaster around otĺkli in 1958 and replaced with a new cement). Today we know quite well that the palace was in the 18th century really white. This is confirmed by studies at the Royal Palace in the Castle, and the building of the Hungarian royal courtly chamber on Michalska Street (University Library), and research on other facades of 18 century in Bratislava, Trnava and other places.
Stephen Holčík
PHOTO - Archive
www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/najnovsie-spravy-z-bratislavy/p...