Sopron - Storno House

One of the finest palaces of the town stands next to the tower. It was built in the Middle Ages and King Matthias Corvinus lived here in 1482/83 during a campaign against Vienna. The Baroque exterior dates from the mid-18th C István Széchenyi and Franz Liszt also resided here. In 1872 Franz Storno the Elder (1821-1907) bought the house; the name of this family of Italian and Swiss origin dates back generations in the town's history, its members were famous artists and art collectors. The collection housed here is quite diverse: old porcelain, furniture, paintings, guild shops, traditional wood carving, ceramics, etc. At the Korbbogentor are two lions and the Festetics coat of arms; the courtyard is formed from beautiful Renaissance arcades.