Palais Coburg

Vienna, Austria

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Palais Coburg, also known as Palais Saxe-Coburg, is a Neoclassical palace in Vienna designed by architect Karl Schleps in 1839 and constructed between 1840 and 1845 by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Built atop the Braunbastei, a sixteenth-century bastion of Vienna's city defences, the palace is distinguished by its central portico with numerous freestanding columns, earning it the nickname "Spargelburg" (castle of asparagus). Originally owned by the Kohary branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the building remained in private hands until the 1970s, when it was sold and converted into a luxury five-star boutique hotel following extensive renovation. The hotel, comprising 33 suites, served as the venue for the signing of the Iran nuclear deal on 14 July 2015.