Niederweiden#
Niederweiden Palace, Lower Austria, Engelhartstetten, district of Gaenserndorf; hunting lodge built by J. B. Fischer von Erlach for E. R. von Starhemberg in 1693/94, purchased by Prince Eugène in 1725, later owned by the Habsburg family, enlarged under Maria Theresia. Decayed after 1945, fire in 1956, since 1980 ongoing restoration, today used for exhibitions. Historical kitchen; remains of a refuge in the overgrown park.
Literature#
Prinz Eugen und das barocke Oesterreich, exhibition catalogue, Schlosshof und Niederweiden, 1986.