Christopher Festetics began the
construction of the Festetics Palace in Keszthely in 1745. By that time, the
Festetics family, who was of Croatian
origin, had lived in Hungary for more
than a hundred years and had become
wealthy by acquiring properties.
Christopher chose Keszthely to be his
headquarters and had a U-shaped, 34-
room baroque palace built on this
estate.
George Festetics I started the next
major reconstruction in 1792. He added the southern library wing to the palace.
Between 1883 and 1887 Tassilo
Festetics II had a new wing built which was joined to the old one by a turreted central part. Thus, he almost doubled the size of the palace. The building was covered with a mansard roof, and fitted with central heating and plumbing. After the modification of the facades and the interiors, especially the staircases, the palace acquired its present form.
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