Pfanner Palace - Lucca
| Address : | Via degli asili, 33 - Lucca |
| Phone: | 335 5435756 |
| Fax: | 0583 954029 |
| Web: | www.palazzopfanner.it |
The construction of Palazzo Pfanner dates back to 1660 when the Moriconi family, noble silk merchants from Lucca, commissioned an architect, probably from Genoa, to design a sumptuous palazzo in baroque style within the city walls.
In 1680, the property was taken over by the Controni, another family of noble merchants. They extended the building, adding the outer staircase in 1686, and the splendid Italian-style garden probably designed by Filippo Juvarra at the beginning of the eighteenth century. In the second half of the nineteenth century Palazzo Pfanner was bought by the Austrian brewer Felix Pfanner, invited to Lucca in 1846 by Duke Carlo Lodovico di Borbone, who wanted the town brewery to be run by ‘a skilled German manufacturer'.
The Palazzo is currently owned by the Pfanner family who have recently commissioned the restoration of the external façades, some of the interiors and of the frescoes of the grand monumental staircase. Since the end of the nineties, both the garden and the residence of Palazzo Pfanner have been open to the public for visiting as well as being available for hosting exhibitions, concerts and meetings.
