Palais Esterházy is a

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, owned by the noble

Esterházy family The House of Esterházy, also spelled Eszterházy (), is a Hungarian noble family with origins in the Middle Ages. From the 17th century, the Esterházys were the greatest landowner magnates of the Kingdom of Hungary, during the time that it ...

. It houses a famous and popular restaurant in the former

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s, called ''Esterházykeller''. The Palace is one of two with the same name in Vienna. This particular Palais Esterházy is on Wallnerstraße (the other one is on

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). At one time there were 14 different properties on this site. The first prince began building between 1685 and 1695. It was between 1806 and 1820 that it got the appearance we know today. In the 20th century, the family hardly used it. After renovations in the post

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period, most parts were leased out.

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Esterházy family Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt Esterhazy Restaurants in Vienna {{Austria-palace-stub

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