Esterházy-kastély - Esterházy-kastély

I visited the castle in today's post in May 2021, it was not possible to visit due to the virus situation. It was only in the benevolence of the porter that I could go close to the front gate at all to take photos. You couldn't even look around in the park. Let's see the history of the castle: The Esterházy Castle in Csákvár was built by János Esterházy according to the plans of Jakab Fellner. Originally and initially, in 1760-65, the construction of a landlord's mansion began. However, the construction of the castle was started later, in 1778, on the model of the castle of Fertőd, originally in Baroque-Rococo style. It was then remodeled according to Anton Göttz's plans. It was rebuilt several times between 1781 and 1823 (due, for example, to the fact that it was damaged several times by an earthquake between 1810 and 1814), when it was given its classicist form by Charles Moreau, modeled on the Palace of Versailles. The castle also had a theater, a chapel, a huge library, a gallery and a hunting hall. It consisted of a total of about 365 localities. The courtyard is bordered by two wings to the north and south, opposite the one-storey block of the castle. In front of the main entrance is a Doric columned driveway with a driveway. On the park side of the rear garden façade, not shown in the picture, 4 Corinthian columns hold a parapet consisting of a row of handrails with dentures. In the middle of this is the Esterházy shield coat of arms held by two griffin birds. Today's kitchen and dining room used to be a barn and stables. The castle also has a classicist English park, which has been designed and maintained since 1779. Nearly 400 species of trees have been planted, including Mediterranean pines, 200-year-old sycamore trees, and chestnut trees. The building has been operating as a TBC hospital since 1954, and then as the Csákvár Institute of the Szent György Hospital in Fejér County.

Very nice castle, covid hospital can not be visited in the park either

Unfortunately we were visiting. The attitude of doctors and nurses is exemplary.

It is a pity that it works as a hospital, it could be made beautiful (see Nádasdladány). Of course, the hospital should also have space.

The Esterházy Castle was originally built in the Baroque style by János Esterházy according to the plans of Jakab Fellner. It was remodeled several times between 1781 and 1823, at which time it was given its present-day classicist form by Charles Moreau. The special value of the aristocratic residence was the 77-hectare English park, which was developed in parallel with the construction of the castle, based on detailed and professional plans, with decades of work. The renovation of the part of the castle - together with the garden structures - continues to this day. The two-tower Roman Catholic church was built by Ferenc Esterházy in 1748, using the old sanctuary. In 1760, James Fellner and then in the 19th century. It was probably rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century according to the plans of Miklós Ybl. A white marble statue of St. Michael the Archangel, the leader of the heavenly armies, rises in his sanctuary. The Esterházys established a pharmacy in 1821 and a manorial hospital in 1832. Miklós Móric Esterházy founded and supported a convent with a kindergarten and school, a poor house and a Catholic circle. In 1833 he received the monastic order of the Merciful Sisters of Satu Mare. Esterházy Castle has been operating as a pulmonary sanatorium since 1954 and then as a general hospital.

There is a hospital in the castle, the park is beautiful to visit.