Hungary: Gödöllő Palace

Last Saturday I got two postcards: one from Hungary and one from Switzerland.

The card from Hungary shows Gödöllő Palace. Gödöllő Palace was built from 1735 onwards by Antal Grassalkovich I in the Baroque style. In 1866 Empress Elisabeth of Austria visited the palace for the first time, when it was used as sickbay for the wounded of the Austro-Prussian War, and breathed a wish to obtain it, which was declined by her husband. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 the Hungarian State bought the palace and gave it as coronation gift to Franz Joseph and Elisabeth. In the following time it was restored and rebuilt. The palace became a favourite residence of Elisabeth and she spent around 2000 days there. After Elisabeth's death it was rarely used and started to decay, until it was once again restored from 1996 onwards. Today it houses a museum and is a popular tourist destination.

The card was signed during the Postcrossing Meet-up in Gödöllő.
With a matching stamp:
Definitive (from set of six) (issued 04-05-2017)
Tourism (from set of two) (issued 04-03-2011)

Thank You very much Timi!