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Promontor
The Promontor palace ( or ) is a former baroque-style palace in Budafok, a southwestern neighbourhood of Budapest, Hungary. The quadrangular castle was built between the vineyards on the hills on the right side of the Danube river. It was commissioned by Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736). The design can probably be attributed to Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668–1745). Today, only the stable buildings remain of the Promontor palace. Nothing is left from the main building, except an 18th-century plan by the architect Franz Xaver Hacker in the Hofkammerarchiv in Vienna, Austria. Name The name Promontor derives from the Latin word ''promontorium'', which means "headland". The village near the palace had the same name. But in 1886, the name was changed to its Hungarian equivalent, ''Budafok'', meaning "Buda cape". History At the Battle of Zenta in 1697, the Habsburg armies under Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the armies of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mustafa II (166 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promontor Palace Floor Plan By Franz Xaver Hacker 1776 Hofkammerarchiv Wien
The Promontor palace ( or ) is a former Baroque Architecture, baroque-style palace in Budafok, a southwestern neighbourhood of Budapest, Hungary. The quadrangular castle was built between the vineyards on the hills on the right side of the Danube river. It was commissioned by Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736). The design can probably be attributed to Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668–1745). Today, only the stable buildings remain of the Promontor palace. Nothing is left from the main building, except an 18th-century plan by the architect Franz Xaver Hacker in the Hofkammerarchiv in Vienna, Austria. Name The name Promontor derives from the Latin word ''promontorium'', which means "headland". The village near the palace had the same name. But in 1886, the name was changed to its Hungarian equivalent, ''Budafok'', meaning "Buda cape". History At the Battle of Zenta in 1697, the Habsburg Monarchy, Habsburg armies under Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the armies of the Ottom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |