- Type
- Palace / château
- Built
- 1720 · 18th century
- Location
- Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
- Style
- Rococo
- Coordinates
- 47.6194°, 16.8717°
History
In 1720 Prince Joseph Esterházy built a modest hunting lodge at Süttör. From 1762 his son, Prince Nikolaus known as the Magnificent, transformed it into a grand residence with a cour d'honneur, an opera house, a marionette theatre and a vast park, and named it Eszterháza. Joseph Haydn served here as court Kapellmeister, writing dozens of symphonies and operas for the prince. In 1773 Empress Maria Theresa visited the palace and was entertained with lavish festivities. After Nikolaus died in 1790 the court returned to Eisenstadt and Eszterháza was neglected; following damage in the Second World War the palace was restored over several decades.
What to see
The horseshoe-shaped court of honour is closed by an ornate wrought-iron gate, behind which rises the yellow façade with its double staircase. Inside you tour the state rooms, including the ballroom with its painted ceiling, the music room and the Chinese cabinets, as well as an exhibition on Haydn. A French-style park stretches behind the palace. The residence is part of the Fertő–Neusiedler See cultural landscape on the UNESCO list.
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