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	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Several documents from the Pozsony (Bratislava) palace of the family are on display in the vitrine, under the picture of the palace in Pozsony, which was much preferred by the second and third generation of the family.
		The objects exhibited in one of the vitrines of the room adjoining the oratory represent the activities of the Grassalkovich family as the protectors of the church.
		The drawing of the Possenhofen Palace recalls the childhood of the Bavarian princess.
	www.kiralyikastely.hu /angol/kastmuze.htm (2138 words)

	Palaces, Bratislava, Slovakia
		The Palace, also known as the Palace of Archbishop of Estergom, was the temporal residence of the president of the Slovak Republic till 1996.
		Grassalkovichov Palac (Grassalkovich Palace) is, since 1996, the residence of the president of the Slovak Republic.
		The Grassalkovich Palace was built in 1760 and is nowadays the representative seat of the president of Slovakia.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Slovakia/Bratislava-686020/Things_To_Do-Bratislava-Palaces-R-2.html (736 words)

	The Budapest Sun Online - Story page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The history of the Grassalkovich Palace reads like a history of Hungary: built, expanded, looted, recovered, plundered again, occupied by the Soviet Army and now regenerated and turned into a museum and entertainment center.
		Grassalkovich was Sissi's favorite palace, especially when her husband Franz József, whom she apparently loathed, was not around.
		Despite the lack of documents, on walking around the sumptuously renovated palace and theater it is easy to imagine what a colorful part it played in the lives of 18th century noblemen and women.
	www.budapestsun.com /full_story.asp?ArticleId={13ED095E5CF14179A0EE89172C9AF3C5}&From=Style (1201 words)

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		- undoubtedly, the palace of arcibishop of Esztergom, known as Primate´s Palace is a gem of palace architecture in Bratislava.
		At present the palace is being adapted for needs of state representation, as a seat of the President of Slovak Republic.
		The Palace with adjacent garden in English style is the residence of the Government of Slovak Republic.
	www.bratislava.sk /html/prilohy/bis/e/epamiatky.htm (1113 words)

	Grassalkovich Palace, Godollo
		It is named after its first owner, Prince Antal Grassalkovich, a favorite at the court of Empress Elisabeth.
		After accommodation had been reached between Austria and Hungary in 1867 Hungary bequeathed the palace to the royal couple as a summer residence.
		The palace chapel in the right-hand wing now serves as the Parish Church of Gödöllo.
	www.planetware.com /godollo/grassalkovich-palace-h-ps-grass.htm (282 words)

	Monuments
		The palace is open for visitors and the modern adjacent building is an excellent place for conferences and training courses.
		century by Antal Grassalkovich from the ruins of the medievel castle walls and bastions.
		century by Antal Grassalkovich. The thick stone pillars of the crypt, the burial vaults the remains of the altar and the frescos on the walls and vaults give this church a special architectural value.
	www.hevestour.hu /en/muemlek.det.html (597 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Its builder, Count Antal Grassalkovich I (1694-1771) was a typical figure of the regrouping Hungarian aristocracy of the 18th century.
		After the male side of the Grassalkovich family died out in 1841, the Palace had several owners, and in 1867 it was bought for the Crown.
		The rapid reconstruction and the Palace, which was partly in operation, attracted the attention of local enterprisers, and economic co-operation with outside partners.
	www.kiralyikastely.hu /angol/kasttore.htm (3211 words)

	Slovakia and Bratislava
		The Primate's Palace, the former Esztergom Archbishop's Palace, is a gem of classicist palace architecture in Bratislava.
		In the passage of the palace a plaque commemorating the signing of the so-called Bratislava Peace in 1805, between Napoleonic France and Hapsburg Austria after the battle at Slavkov, is situated.
		Grassalkovich Palace on Hodza Square (Hodzovo nam.) is a rococo summer palace with a large garden which Count Grassalkovich had built in 1760.
	www.ehc2004.shz.sk /brat.htm (1167 words)

	The Gödöllö Royal Palace Museum
		The Gödöllö Royal Palace is the largest baroque palace in Hungary and the second largest in the world after Versailles.
		The builder, Count Antal Grassalkovich I, who enjoyed the confidence of Empress Maria Theresa, was the most prestigious nobleman of the 18th century in Hungary.
		The palace was build in the centre of Gödöllö property and represented the lifestyle of the nobility of the age in an excellent way.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/hungary_heart_of_europe/68122 (427 words)

	Bratislava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In general, the historic center is characterized by many baroque palaces.
		The Grassalkovich Palace (built around 1760), for example, is now the residence of the Slovak president, and the former Archiepiscopal palace (1614-1765, the former summer residence of the archbishop of Esztergom) is now the seat of the Slovak government.
		The Grassalkovich Palace - the seat of the President
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bratislava (1631 words)

	Panorama.sk
		The palace is a seat of the mayor of the city at present.
		Baron Anton Grassalkovich, one of the most prominent Austro-Hungarian politicians during the reign of the enlightened monarch Queen Maria Theresa, had the Palace built in the 1760s as his summer residence.
		The palace underwent extensive renovation in the 1990s, and once again became the seat of the President of the Slovak Republic in 1996.
	www.panorama.sk /go/clanky/420.asp?lang=en&sv=2 (1824 words)

	New Age Education : Java : Grassalkovich palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It belonged to the Count Anton Grassalkovich and was built in 1765 by the architect Mayerhofer.
		During the reign of the communists the palace served the needs of Bratislava children for their after-school activities.
		Since the reconstruction in 1996 the palace serves the needs of state representation as the residence of the President of the Slovak Republic.
	www.new-age.nl /education/java/grassalkovich.htm (131 words)

	Her homes
		The palace was the scene of many balls and levees, and even contained a room in the style of a Parisian "cafe chantant".
		Sisi's apartments in the Amalia wing of the palace consisted of her bedroom, a dressing room (which also functioned as a gymnasium), a bathroom, a study and an anteroom.
		The stupendous baroque magnificence of the palace and park of Schï¿½brunn was intended as an answer to the French royal palace of Versailles.
	www.kaiservilla.com /Kaiservilla2/Sisi/homes.html (1292 words)

	(GCDC31) Grassalkovich Palace by Szeder, Marcus, Zsuzska, Lacus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		(GCDC31) Grassalkovich Palace by Szeder, Marcus, Zsuzska, Lacus
		The 250-year-old Gödöllõ Royal Palace occupying 17.000 m2 ground and having also a 28 ha park connected has been resting place of many celebrities and great persons of the past centuries.
		Several great constructions are related to his name: palaces in Pozsony and Pest-Buda, Gödöllõ and Hatvan, monastery in Máriabesnyõ, which was a family crypt such as the Capuchin Crypt in Vienna.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?id=56369 (446 words)

	Vista : Travel : Air tickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This richly decorated neo-Baroque palace (1889), formerly the Wenckmheim Palace with five upstairs rooms and capacity for receptions of 150.
		The neo-Renaissance palace was built to house the Supreme Court in 1896.
		The Royal Palace at Gödöllő, 30 km outside Budapest, is a favourite for society events.
	www.vista.hu /en/utazas/gala.php (776 words)

	Reisen nach Ungarn - andere Regionen
		The Royal Palace (also named as Grassalkovich Palace) is one of the most important and the largest baroque buildings and the in Hungary.
		Whether one calls it a castle, a palace or a hunting lodge, the fact remains that it was first built by Emperor Sigismund at the turn of the 14th century.
		In the castle chapel which stands separate from the palace there is an exhibition of ecclesiastical art featuring altars and sculpture dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.
	www.marys.cz /de/other_regions.php (3199 words)

	Bratislava Travel Guide
		The Primatial Palace was built to impress - it has a large cast-iron bishops' hat on the fa!=ade and a Hall of Mirrors like Versailles.
		This impressive Rococo palace was commissioned in 1760 of the architect Mayerhofer by Count Anton Grassalkovich, head of the Hungarian Court Chamber.
		During the communist era the palace was used as an activity center for Bratislava schoolchildren.
	www.imakoopedia.org /en/article/Bratislava (5240 words)

	GUGSP News Archive: Week 10/1998
		The act of leaving the office had to be held in the Grassalkovich (Presidential) Palace in the center of Bratislava, as the Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar proposed last week.
		On the other side, on the fountain (yes, that big metal sphere with doves in the middle of the square), the young people were keeping banners refusing the Meciar's attempts to establish a dictate in the country, such as "Meciar, don't try it again!".
		Today it met in the President's Palace and did several serious decisions in the name of the quasi-president, as Vladimir Meciar currently is. The government declared an amnesty to all offenses before 03 March, which do not reach 5,000 Sk (~150 USD).
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/7502/n9810.html (3353 words)

	:::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Yet another castle, built in 1813 and turned to English Gothic style castle in the late 19th century, is situated in the city part Bratislava-'''Rusovce''', otherwise known for ruins of Roman ''Gerulata'' settlements.
		The Grassalkovich Palace (built around 1760), for example, is now the residence of the Slovak president, and the former Summer Archbishop's Palace Archiepiscopal palace (1614-1765, the former summer residence of the archbishop of Esztergom) is now the seat of the Slovak government.
		Martin's Cathedral - the coronation cathedral Image:Grasalkovic-palace-garden.jpgThe Grassalkovich Palace - the seat of the President
	www.mauspfeil.net /Bratislava.html (1230 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It was in this palace, in the Hall of Mirrors, that the Bratislava Peace Treaty was signed in 1805 between Napoleon and the Habsburgs after the battle of Slavkov.
		The residence of Count Jan Palffy, the Palffy Palace was constructed on the site of an ancient Romanesque house, and excavations have revealed that it had also once been the site of a Celtic settlement.
		Located close to the University of Bratislava, the Palffy Palace is today home to the Austrian Embassy -rather appropriate for in these rooms, the six-year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart once performed for the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/Europe/Slovakia/Bratislava?SubLink=DExplorer/Europe/Slovakia/Bratislava/viSightseeing_Inc.htm (1075 words)

	- Sightseeing - Other sights Slovakia - In Your Pocket
		Built in the 18th century for Count Grassalkovich, a close advisor of Empress Maria Theresa, and often used by the aristocracy for social events and concerts.
		Handsome Baroque palace adorned with a richly ornamented interior and located across from the Franciscan church.
		This Renaissance palace was the site of six-year-old prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's famous private concert for Empress Maria Theresa in the 18th century.
	www.inyourpocket.com /slovakia/en/category?cid=54586&chid=156 (306 words)

	Andrew Patton - Trip to Slovakia
		This palace was built in 1760 and is now the Seat of the President of Slovakia.
		Soon after I arrived at the palace, the Honor Guards had a changing of the guards ceremony.
		Next I walked to the Primate's Palace which is where the mayor's office and a Municipal Museum is located.
	www.andrewpatton.com /slovakia.html (924 words)

	Vamos Travel - The Central and Eastern European City Break Specialists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Primate’s Palace, has a strange name but is a spectacular building and is famous for hosting the peace treaty signing between Napoleon and the Austrian Emperor Franz I.
		The Grassalkovich Palace serves as the residence of the Slovakian President and the baroque architecture makes it another wonderful place to visit.
		The Rococo Mirbach Palace is opposite the Franciscan Church and often houses exhibitions from the Municipal Gallery.
	www.vamostravel.com /destinations/bratislava/what_to_see (365 words)

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		The day before the cruise was to start, we took a packaged tour to Grassalkovich Palace in Gödöllõ.
		A summer palace for one of the later and more beloved royals, Queen Elizabeth (or Sissi), it fell into disrepair following WWII, when it was used as a Soviet military barracks.
		They did not allow pictures inside, so I only have a few exterior shots, and one of a model of the original palace, including stables and riding school.
	excellent.com.utk.edu /~bates/myweb/buda_out.htm (131 words)

	Hungary - Gödöllő
		The former Grassalkovich Palace, later a state royal summer residence, is one of the most outstanding examples of rural baroque architecture in Hungary (1744-1750).
		Maria Theresa visited the Palace in 1751, and in 1849 it was the general headquarters of the Hungarian Army.
		Hamvay mansion built in the second half of the 17th century is the oldest building of the town, currently used as the Palace Museum.
	www.1hungary.com /info/godollo (304 words)

	Information about Bratislava (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Primatial Palace - the most outstanding Classicist palace in the town, built in 18th century as the residence of the Archbishop of Esztergom.
		Today the palace serves as the seat of the Mayor of Bratislava as well as the facility for exhibitions and cultural events.
		The Grassalkovich Palace - The Rococo style palace with French garden from the 18th century.
	www.disc-conference.org /disc1999/mirror/bratislava.html (1170 words)

	Sample Itineraries in Hungary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The following itinerary is for travelers whose special interest is in historical mansions, castles and palaces.
		Budapest- Gödöllõ : The Grassalkovich palace was given as a summer residence to Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef I and Empress Elizabeth, affectionately called Sissi by the Hungarians.
		While the complex will eventually include hotel accommodations, the palace primarily functions as a museum showing the royal family's reconstructed living quarters.
	www.gotohungary.com /tours/itinerary2.shtml (471 words)

	Signature Danube, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lunch is served on board as we cruise through the Wachau wine region to Dürnstein, a charming medieval village with cobbled streets and an ancient abbey.
		The reminder of the day is at leisure to perhaps attend a performance at the famous opera house.
		Journey into the Hungarian countryside to Gödöllõ to visit the Grassalkovich Palace, the second-largest baroque castle in the world.
	www.luxurytour.com /abercrombieandkent/europerussia/signaturedanube.html (922 words)

	Herend Herald
		In the ornamental hall of the palace the Yamaha piano took centre stage.
		The icing on the cake so to say came in the form of the great birthday surprise: guests at the palace were served a birthday delight cooked up by Herend’s very own Apicius Restaurant and served, needless to say, on Herend porcelain plates.
		The Hungarian hosts of an evening concert at Kensington Palace in London received their guests in the Queen’s Gallery.
	www.herend.com /herald/009/eng/esemenyek.htm (1796 words)

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