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Schloßhof
© Copyright The imperial summer palace of Schloßhof bei Marchegg (view from the north). Painting by Canaletto, before 1760 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). Schloßhof Palace, Lower Austria, in the municipality of Engelhartstetten in the district of Gänserndorf, first documented mention of a palace in 1413, 2-storey, 4-wing building (1672), built 1725-1729 by J. L. von Hildebrandt for Prince Eugène and extended by 2 wings; stucco and ceiling paintings by C. I. Carlone in the chapel, in 1773-1775 when under Habsburg ownership, one storey and early Classicist façade added by F. A. Hillebrandt. 1788-1757 used as a government stud farm, 1898-1945 as a military riding and driving instructors´ institution, was claimed by Soviet occupation forces 1945-1955, has been gradually restored since 1984 and used for exhibitions. Literature: W. Brauneis, Schloßhof, in: Prinz Eugen und das barocke Österreich, exhibition catalogue, Schloßhof 1986. References to other albums:
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