Royal Palace of Godollo

The Royal Palace of Godollo / Godollo Palace is an imperial and royal Hungarian palace positioned within the municipality of Godollo in Pest county, central Hungary. It is well-known for being a favourite place of Queen Elisabeth of Hungary. The palace is one of the most vital, largest monuments of Hungarian palace structure. Its builder, Count Antal Grassalkovich I become a normal determine of the regrouping Hungarian aristocracy of the 18th century. He turned into a Royal Septemvir, president of the Hungarian Chamber, and confidant of Empress Maria Theresa. The construction began around 1733, below the route of András Mayerhoffer a well-known builder from Salzburg who labored in Baroque and Zopf fashion.

The palace has a double U shape, and is surrounded via an big park. The constructing underwent several enlargements and adjustments at some point of the 18th century; its gift shape being established within the time of the 0.33 technology of the Grassalkovich family. By then the constructing had eight wings, and besides the residential element it contained a church, a theatre, a riding-hall, a hothouse, a greenhouse for plant life and an orangery.