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.

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.

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Franzensburg ranks #1,512 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 200 mapped in Austria. Founded 1801, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,436 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 37 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vienna, 16 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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