PRESERVATION OF WALLPAPERS AS PARTS OF INTERIORS

Task of conservation. Case studies
5.2. FREYSCHLÖSSL AUF
DEM MÖNCHSBERG, SALZBURG
5.2.1. History of the building
Figure 120. Freyschlössl during renovation and construction works in 2011.
A building situated on Mönchsberg in Salzburg has several
names: Frey Schlösschen, Freyturm, Freyburg and Roter Turm.
It was erected for the protection of a monastery, the Salzburg
fortress and a city gate probably at the end of the 13th century.
After the small fortification had lost its military significance, it
served as a dairy farm occupied by the tenants of the St. Peter’s
monastery up to 1821. The structure survived almost unchanged
until the early 19th century. Since the revenue from the rental
was not considered sufficient by the monastery, it was decided
to sell the property. It changed hands several times and was
acquired by Carl von Frey (1826–1896) 418 in 1862. The exterior
and interiors of the small palace were decorated in Neo-Gothic
style and the property was surrounded by a fence. Until 2009,
418
Salzburg Wiki, Carl von Frey, accessed December 17, 2012,
http://www.salzburg.com/wiki/index.php/Carl_von_Frey.
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