smolenice castle the eastern slope little carpathians near town
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| Smolenice Castle was built in the 15th century, but it was destroyed during Rákóczi`s War of Independence and Napoleanic wars. In 1777. The castle was only rebuilt by order of Count Jozsef Palffy. The architect Jozef Hubert designed the new castle by using Kreuzenstein castle near Vienna as a model, and the works were controlled by the architect Pavol Reiter from Bavaria. During its construction there were masters from Italy, Germany, Austria and Hungary, and 60 workmen from Smolenice and nearby villages. |
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