Schloss Neuwaldegg
빈
château
Contents
9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Schloss Neuwaldegg
Welcome to the estate of Shlohs Noy-vahl-deg. We find ourselves standing on the very edge of the Vienna Woods, in the city's seventeenth district. …
Listen in the app2The Baroque Manor Facade
Stand before the main facade of the Shlohs. The building itself is a handsome, albeit relatively modest, example of early eighteenth-century Baroque architecture. …
Listen in the app3The Transition to the English Garden
As we walk around the side of the manor and enter the park behind it, the transition is immediate and striking. Gone are the straight lines, the clipped hedges, and the rigid symmetry of the traditional Baroque garden. …
Listen in the app4The Schwarzenberg Era and the Allee
After Count Lacy's death, the estate was purchased by the powerful Schwarzenberg family, specifically Prince Schwarzenberg, who was famously the victorious commander at the Battle of Leipzig. The Schwarzenbergs maintained Lacy's…
Listen in the app5The Mars Chamber and Garden Follies
As we wander off the main Allee and follow a narrower, winding path up a slight incline, we encounter the remnants of what makes an English garden truly romantic: the architectural follies. Lacy scattered numerous small,…
Listen in the app6The Moritzberg Viewpoint
We have now climbed a significant hill within the park, arriving at the area known as the Moritzberg. This high ground was named after Count Franz Moritz von Lacy himself. …
Listen in the app7The Legacy of the Hameau
Our final stop deep within the park brings us to the most eccentric and ambitious of Lacy's follies: the area known as the Hameau. Inspired by Marie Antoinette's famous rustic village at Versailles, Lacy constructed a complete,…
Listen in the app8Schloss Neuwaldegg
As we make our way back down the winding paths, returning to the yellow facade of the manor house where our tour began, take a moment to reflect on the immense vision of Count Franz Moritz von Lacy. What he created here was not…
Listen in the app9Closing
As we make our way back down the winding paths, returning to the yellow facade of the manor house where our tour began, take a moment to reflect on the immense vision of Count Franz Moritz von Lacy. What he created here was not…
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What is Schloss Neuwaldegg?
Schloss Neuwaldegg is a place in 빈 with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 빈 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 48.2348, 16.2881 |
| Last updated |
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