![Altes Schloss Schlosspark Laxenburg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Altes_Schloss_Schlosspark_Laxenburg.jpg)
Laxenburg castles are imperial
palace
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s and castles outside
Vienna
en, Viennese
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, in the town of
Laxenburg __NOTOC__
Laxenburg (Central Bavarian: ''Laxnbuag'') is a market town in the district of Mödling, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Located about south of the Austrian capital Vienna, it is chiefly known for the Laxenburg castles, which, be ...
owned in equal parts by
Vienna
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and
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
.
"Hebeins Radweg-Debakel und Brauners umstrittener Job"
Kurier
''Kurier'' is a German-language daily newspaper based in Vienna, Austria.
History and profile
''Kurier'' was founded as ''Wiener Kurier'' by the United States Forces in Austria (USFA) in 1945, during the Allied occupation after World War II. ...
, March 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-15. The castles became a Habsburg possession in 1333 and formerly served as a summer retreat, along with Schönbrunn palace, for the imperial Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
dynasty. ''Blauer Hof'' Palace was the birthplace of some members of the royal family, including Crown Prince Rudolf
en, Rudolph Francis Charles Joseph
, caption = Rudolf in 1887
, spouse =
, issue = Elisabeth Marie, Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz
, house = Habsburg-Lorraine
, father = Franz Joseph I of Austria
, mother ...
. Another castle nearby is named Franzensburg
Franzensburg is a medieval style castle in Laxenburg, Lower Austria, Austria.
Built between 1801 and 1836, it was named in memory of the last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, who died in 1835.
Views of the Castle
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castle.
Today the castles are used for events, conferences
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Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main pu ...
, and concert
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s. The castles also acts as a museum in preserving the various paintings and furnishings contained within.
History
Old Laxenburg Castle became a Habsburg possession in 1333 and was extended in the 17th century by Lodovico Burnacini. The ''Blauer Hof'' (German for: blue court) or ''Neues Schloss'' (German for: new castle) was built around 1745 during the reign of empress Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...
and has a Rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
interior.
The church of Laxenburg, which was the first building north of the Alps
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containing swung facade components (characteristics of the high baroque
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), was built between 1693 and 1703 by Carlo Antonio Carlone Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to:
* Carlo (name)
*Monte Carlo
* Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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and continued between 1703 and 1724 by Matthias Steinl
Matthias Steinl (otherwise Steindel, Staindle, Steindl or Stinle) (c. 1644–18 April 1727) was an Austrian painter, architect and designer, and one of the country's best known Baroque art, Baroque sculptors. Together with Johann Bernhard Fisc ...
.
After 1780, the castle garden was rearranged as an English landscape garden. It contains several artificial ponds, and, on an island, the Franzensburg
Franzensburg is a medieval style castle in Laxenburg, Lower Austria, Austria.
Built between 1801 and 1836, it was named in memory of the last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, who died in 1835.
Views of the Castle
File:Franzensburg - Laxenbur ...
castle, named after emperor Franz I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to:
* Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407)
* Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450
* Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547
* Francis I, Duke of Saxe-L ...
, can be found.
In 1919, the city of Vienna took over the war-damaged castle and became the property owner of the park area of Laxenburg.
After the Anschluss
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of Austria in 1938, the municipality of Laxenburg __NOTOC__
Laxenburg (Central Bavarian: ''Laxnbuag'') is a market town in the district of Mödling, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Located about south of the Austrian capital Vienna, it is chiefly known for the Laxenburg castles, which, be ...
became part of the city Vienna. In 1954, the place became independent again and was returned to Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
. In 1972, Schloss Laxenburg became the home to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent international research institute located in Laxenburg, near Vienna, in Austria. Through its research programs and initiatives, the institute conducts policy-or ...
, (IIASA), and brought together the best scientists from either side of the iron curtain to study global problems. After the Cold War, the Institute broadened its mandate from the East and West to a truly global focus and, today, it brings together researchers from all over the world to provide science-based insights into critical policy issues in international and national debates on global change.
Several members of the imperial family were born at Laxenburg:
* Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Archduchess Gisela Louise Marie of Austria (12 July 1856 – 27 July 1932) was the second daughter and eldest surviving child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Although christened ''Gisella'', she only ever wro ...
, (15 July 1856 in Laxenburg, 27 July 1932 in Munich), Archduchess of Austria-Hungary, daughter of Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the Grand title of the Emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg m ...
and Elisabeth of Bavaria
Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.
Elisabeth was ...
.
* Crown Prince Rudolf
en, Rudolph Francis Charles Joseph
, caption = Rudolf in 1887
, spouse =
, issue = Elisabeth Marie, Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz
, house = Habsburg-Lorraine
, father = Franz Joseph I of Austria
, mother ...
(21 August 1858 in Laxenburg, 30 January 1889 in Mayerling) – son of Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth.
* Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria
hu, Erzsébet Mária Henrietta Stefánia Gizella
, house = Habsburg-Lorraine
, father = Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
, mother = Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
, spouse =
, issue =
, religion = Roman Catholicism
, birth_place = Fra ...
(2 September 1883 in Laxenburg, 16 March 1963 in Vienna), daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf.
Archduke Maximilian married at Laxenburg in 1917.
Gallery
Altes Schloss Laxenburg.JPG, Altes Schloss etching from the 17th century
Anton Perko 001.jpg, Blauer Hof painting, 1884
Blauer Hof Laxenburg 39-Blauer Hof Laxenburg 47.jpg, Blauer Hof
Laxenburg - Lichtergarten im Schlosspark (Illumina).JPG, Illumination in the in Laxenburg castle park
See also
* List of Baroque residences
This is a list of Baroque architecture, Baroque palaces and Residenz, residences built in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Baroque architecture is a building style of the Baroque, Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy and spread in Europe ...
References
* Wolfgang Häusler. ''Laxenburg: Franzenburg Castle''. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg (2006).
External links
Schloss Laxenburg Homepage
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