Franzensburg

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Franzensburg
Lower Austria, Austria

Site history
Built	1801 - 1836

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.

History

The Franzensburg castle is the best-known building in the Laxenburg Castles Park. The castle is named after Emperor Francis II, who erected this in 1798-1801. Francis II was responsible for the construction of this reproduction of a medieval knights castle on an artificial island in the middle of the castles pond. The equipment of these premises is considered to be the Austrian treasure-house. Franzensburg Castle is a masterpiece of romantic classicism in the Neo-gothic style. Several magnificent extensions were carried out up until the year 1835, including the outer courtyard or the castle with the imaginative ancestors gallery in the form of sandstone busts. Thanks to a variety of purchases and donations, inside there are magnificent ranging from coffered ceilings and marble flooring to leather hangings and much more besides.

Today the castle is a museum.

Views of the Castle

Tower gate
Clock tower
Tower
Castle and pond
Castle view
West view

References

External links

Schloss Laxenburg - information on the Laxenburg castles including Franzensburg

48°03′55″N 16°22′19″E / 48.0652527778°N 16.3718277778°E / 48.0652527778; 16.3718277778

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