HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND CONSERVATION OF THE KEGLEVI？ PALACE

Sa？etak The renovation of the Keglevi？ Palace in Vara？din was undertaken in two phases during the last decade. It was an occasion for an overview of all up-to-date knowledge about its history and architecture. The palace was built for count Josip Keglevi？ III in 1774-1775 by a Vara？din builder and architect Jakov Erber. The floor plan of the palace shows a high-baroque space organization, with rooms grouped on every floor, and concentrated around the central axe, which is a reflection of the comfortable 18th-century living standards. The research conducted in 2008 revealed the original characteristics and subsequent changes in the palace structure, technical aspects of its design, as well as the fa？ade coloring. The fa？ades boast lavish articulation with three projecting blocks, portal, balcony, stone and plaster decorations, and was originally painted monochrome in bright white-pinkish color typical of the rococo period. The renovation works included structural repairs, restitution of the inner space arrangement, replacement of the old roof construction, and the restoration of the main fa？ade. It was done with the utmost care to preserve all relevant historical and architectural features of the palace