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Schlosshotel Römischer Kaiser
Vienna, Austria · Independent · Near Luxury
Annagasse 16 was the house Zur blauen Kugel before a baroque palace rose on the site in the late 17th century. City engineer Leander von Anguissola kept an observatory under the roof, and the imperial engineering school he founded later used the same rooms. The palace has been the Hotel Römischer Kaiser since 1907, in the same family since 1904: twenty-four rooms, and there is still no number 18.
- 24 rooms
- Opened 1907
- Neighborhood: Innere Stadt
- Rooms from 172 sq ft (16 m²)
About Schlosshotel Römischer Kaiser
- The hotel's own date for the palace is 1684. Other surveys of Annagasse 16 stretch the construction toward 1710, or simply say around 1700.
- In 1775 the house passed to the Camesina family. It was where Albert Camesina was born and where he died.
- Anguissola was born in Travo, near Piacenza, in 1653, drew the great plan of Vienna with Marinoni, and died in the city in 1720. The engineering school he founded in 1717 moved into his old observatory rooms.
- Entry-level rooms start at 172 sq ft (16 m²).
History
Annagasse 16 replaced an older house called Zur blauen Kugel. The hotel dates the baroque palace to 1684. City ABC says the literature disagrees and spreads the work from 1684 to 1710. A building survey says around 1700. City engineer Leander von Anguissola kept an observatory on the top floor and founded the imperial engineering school in 1717. After his death in 1720 the school moved into his rooms. In 1775 the Camesina family took the house. Albert Camesina was born and died there. The building has been the Hotel Römischer Kaiser since 1907 and in the same family since 1904. There are 24 rooms and no room 18.
The setting
Annagasse 16, 1010 Vienna, a quiet side street off Kärntner Straße. The State Opera, the Hofburg, and St. Stephen's Cathedral are a few minutes on foot. Innere Stadt.
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