On my walk from the railway station to the town centre, I came across a park at the back of Grassalkovich Palace (Grasalkovičov palác) which is the residence of the Slovakian president.
Category: Palaces
Tower of Renaissance palace Schallaburg
The lovely tower of Schallaburg, a Renaissance palace in Lower Austria (Niederösterreich).
Man with nacked bottom at Schallaburg Castle
Peculiar details seen at Schallaburg Castle (Schallaburg) in Schollach, Austria. A sculpture of a man is showing his bottom. Such sculptures were meant as defense against harm and evil spirits More…
Marchegg Palace in Marchegg
Marchegg Palace (Schloss Marchegg) is a palace near the March river in the east of Austria. Besides its Baroque style, it is also worth a visit because of some stork colonies in the nearby WWF nature reserve Marchegg.
Courtyard of Porcia Castle in Spittal
On my walk through Spittal an der Drau I got a glimpse of the courtyard of Porcia Palace (Schloss Porcia). On that day there were some preparations for a theatre festival taking place in this courtyard. More…
Schlosshotel Velden in Velden
The palace situated next to a lake named Wörthersee was built by Bartholomäus Khevenhüller at the end of the 16th century. After 1890 it was mainly used as a hotel and became famous in the German TV series ‘Ein Schloss am Wörthersee‘.
Electoral Palace in Bonn
The Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliche Schloss) of Bonn was the residence of the Archbishops of Cologne. Nowadays it is the main building of the University of Bonn. More…
Liechtenstein Garden Palace in Vienna
The Gartenpalais (Garden Palace) Liechtenstein offers Vienna’s largest secular Baroque hall and is home of private art collections, owned by the Prince von und zu Liechtenstein. There are guided tours giving insights in collections and architecture of the palais. More…
Herrenchiemsee Palace in Chiemsee
Herrenchiemsee Palace (Schloss Herrenchiemsee) is located on an island at the largest lake of Bavaria named Chiemsee. The palace is also known as the New Palace (Neues Schloss) or Herrenworth Palace (Schloss Herrenwörth). More…
Gate at Upper Belvedere Palace in Vienna
Main gate in front of the Upper Belvedere Palace (Oberes Belvedere). The lions are showing the crest of Prince Eugene of Savoy. He was the first owner of the palace. Today the palace houses a great collection of paintings. More…
Frozen fountain at Würzburg Residence
It was really a cold day when I took this photo of a frozen fountain on the grounds of the Würzburg Residence (Würzburger Residenz). The Baroque palace which was completed in 1744 is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Benrath Palace in Düsseldorf
View of the rear of Benrath Palace (Schloss Benrath), which was built in the years 1755 to 1773. The pond is meant to mirror the castle. More…