The Esterházy of Galanta castle is a renaissance castle. It is one of the most important historical buildings of

Galanta Galanta ( hu, Galánta, german: Gallandau) is a town (about 15,000 inhabitants) in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava. Etymology The name is derived from a Slavic name ''Golęta'' ( ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. Originally, the residency of the

Esterházy 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 ...

family, a branch called the Esterházy "of Galanta". it was built and inhabited by the Esterházy of Galanta family since around 1630, when it was built. It is still in renovation nowadays, and hopefully, will one day serve as a part of the regional museum in Slovakia. Its ground floor is a restaurant and serves as a place for holding wedding ceremonies and for bigger representational activities, the basement is a hip bar, and hosts cultural and social activities, and the first floor will in the near future serve as a gallery and for museum purposes.

History

The Castle was built in 1860 by the Esterházy of Galanta family on previous basements. Its architecture is from the Tudorian England's Romantic Gothic Era and it was set in a park. It belonged since then to the Esterházy of Galanta family, which was from around onward 1600 one of the most powerful aristocratic families, in all of Europe until around 1930. Its original two-wing disposition is with small changes still present. Attached to the main entrance of the castle was a small tower, which was slightly higher than the main part, and it was decorated with a renaissance-style attic, which covered its low roof. The building had richly and colorfully decorated façades with large symmetric windows. All renaissance castles were also called manors.

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