- Type
- Palace / château
- Built
- c. 1733 · 18th century
- Style
- baroque architecture
- Coordinates
- 47.5961°, 19.3478°
History
Count Antal Grassalkovich I, one of Hungary's most powerful aristocrats and a trusted adviser to Maria Theresa, began building the palace around 1733; the design is attributed to András Mayerhoffer. Enlarged over the following decades, it became one of the largest Baroque residences in Hungary. In 1867, after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, the Hungarian state presented it to Franz Joseph and Elisabeth as a coronation gift. Between the wars it was the summer residence of Regent Miklós Horthy. After 1945 Soviet troops were stationed here and part of the building became a care home; it reopened as a museum after restoration in 1996.
What to see
Visitors see the restored royal apartments of Franz Joseph and Elisabeth, including the empress's salon in her favourite violet, as well as the ballroom and the Baroque palace theatre. Separate exhibitions cover the Grassalkovich era and the Horthy years, and Horthy's air-raid bunker can be seen on a guided tour. The palace is surrounded by a large park with a Baroque riding hall.
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