FISCHER VON ERLACH, Johann Bernhard
(b. 1656, Graz, d. 1723, Wien)

Exterior view

1700-09
Photo
Schloss Klesheim, Salzburg

When it came to planning garden palaces, Fischer turned back to his early sketches and reworked them, sometimes to dazzling effect. This is true of the palace o Klesheim which he worked on from 1694. The ground plan consists of three ovals attached to each other as in a clover leaf, with three rectangular corner buildings set in the spandrels. The façade effect was underplayed in favour of the interior design and outlook.