User:Olaf 432/Lednice (Chateau)
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Lednice Chateau (das Schloss Eisgrub in German) is located in the municipality Lednice on the right bank of the river Thaya, approximately 12 km east of Mikulov, in the South Moravian Region. Lednice was acquired by the Liechtenstein family in the 13th century. It was in their possession for about 700 years.
Chateau Lednice | |
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Alternative names | Lednice Castle, Eisgrub |
General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic revival |
Year(s) built | 1846–1858 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Georg Wingelmüller, Joseph Kornhäusel |
The contemporary form of the castle originated in the 19th century. At the time the chateau has undergone a vast reconstruction in the Tudor Gothic revival style. The origins of the chateau however, reach back into the 16th century when the original gothic stronghold was torn down and replaced by a renaissance style chateau. The chateau has undergone a significant reconstruction in the late 17th century, when it was rebuilt into a baroque style by the notable architects Domenico Martinelli and Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. A garden existed around the chateau from the 16th century onward.