Gloriette (Eisenstadt)

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Gloriette in Eisenstadt (2011)

The Gloriette in the Burgenland capital Eisenstadt is an elevated temple-like structure from the beginning of the 19th century that is used as a restaurant. The Gloriette is a listed building .

Location and description

The Gloriette is located on the rise to the Leithagebirge , about 120 m higher than the Eisenstadt Castle and one kilometer as the crow flies from it at the end of the Glorietteallee.

The 18 m long and 9 m wide central building with plinth, ground floor and upper storey as well as a flat gable roof is oriented from northwest to southeast in the direction of the city palace. It is accompanied by two short side wings on the ground floor. The front is designed above the base floor of a Greek temple with four Ionic columns, architrave and tympanum . There is a relief over three arched doors . The levels of the basement and ground floor are connected by two outside stairs . The terrace in front has been extended for gastronomic purposes.

history

Prince Nikolaus II. Esterházy (1765–1833) commissioned the French architect Charles de Moreau (1758–1840), who later also worked at the city palace, with the construction of a garden house named after the prince's wife at the beginning of the 19th century Should be called Marientempel . Construction began in 1804, and the building was ready the next year. During the construction period, the name Gloriette became common due to its elevated location , and it has been used to this day. The Gloriette was the first building outside the palace park, but was connected to it via a visual axis .

The Gloriette was initially used as a hunting lodge . It was later sold to the city. After being severely damaged in World War II , it served as a youth hostel from the early 1950s to the 1960s . After a few years of vacancy, it became a popular meeting place for the citizens of Eisenstadt from 1979 onwards. The youth meeting point was called Die Alm . The building was later also used as a vinotheque and studio. A devastating fire in 1995 caused severe damage. The renovation began in 1999 and lasted until 2004. Then a restaurant moved in. Since a tenant change in 2016, the restaurant has been called "Die Alm".

Web links

Commons : Gloriette Eisenstadt  - Collection of Images
  • Gloriette. In: Eisenstadt Tourism Website. Retrieved September 7, 2017 .
  • Gloriette. In: EsterhazyWiki. Retrieved September 7, 2017 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Gloriette. Culinary comeback: “Die Alm” reloaded. In: Burgenländische Volkszeitung , April 27, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2017 .
  2. ↑ "The Alm" in the Gloriette. In: ORF, published on March 15, 2016. Retrieved on September 7, 2017 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 10.9 "  N , 16 ° 30 ′ 33.4"  E