The article dates the palace to the late 13th century, though its first documented owner is the Kanizsai family in 1364. The Esterházy family took it in 1622, and Paul I turned it into a Baroque castle, with additions from 1652 that gave the facade its present form. Carlo Martino Carlone planned the northern wing in 1663 to 1672.
Charles Moreau led a classical renovation for Nikolaus II from 1803, which was never fully completed, so his planned grand entrance is unused. The Haydnsaal rises three stories on four wooden palm-capital columns, with 17th-century frescoes after Apuleius. Joseph Haydn worked there for decades.
The Esterházy Foundation owns it. It housed state offices after 1945, and visitors can see the rooms, a wine museum and concerts. The article gives no hours or prices.
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