“A garden fit for a king” is how people used to describe the grounds of Schloss Neuwaldegg. Today, we stand before this grand Baroque palace in Vienna’s Hernals district. Schloss Neuwaldegg wasn’t always known by this name. It was originally built as Gartenpalais Strattmann around 1697 for Count Theodor von Strattmann. Imagine the opulence of the French formal garden that once graced these grounds, designed perhaps by the renowned architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. However, the palace’s story doesn’t end with Count Strattmann. In 1765, Field Marshal Count Franz Moritz von Lacy, a trusted confidant of Empress Maria Theresa, acquired the estate. He embarked on a grand vision, transforming the formal garden into a sprawling English landscape park – one of the very first in the Habsburg monarchy. This park, stretching up to the city limits, is now the beloved Schwarzenbergpark. It still bears Lacy’s legacy in its name, a testament to his passion for landscape architecture. As you stroll through the park later, take note of the two obelisks marking the Schwarzenbergallee avenue and the statues of Greek gods dotting the landscape. These remnants offer a glimpse into the grandeur that once defined Schloss Neuwaldegg and its park.
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