Description of the attraction
Petronel is a Renaissance-Baroque castle located in the famous village of Petronel-Carnunt in the Bruck an der Light district of the Austrian province of Lower Austria.
The medieval water castle Petronel was built in 1660-1667 by the architect Domenico Carlone for the Abensperg-Thrawn family. The palace was square and consisted of four wings. Partly for its construction was used material supplied by the master brothers Ambrosius and Giorgio Regondi from the imperial quarry. This stone was used to build an external staircase, two columns supporting the tower, framing windows, and a balustrade. He also went on to decorate the main facade of the castle. Plasterers Giovanni Castello and Giovanni Piazolli, painter Carpoforo Tencalla, who painted the walls, and Tadero Piro, who created doors, took part in the design of the palace. All the work was supervised by the builder Carlo Canevall.
In 1683 the Turks burned down the Petronel Castle. It was restored by Otto Ehrenreich I of Abensperg-Thrawn. The frescoes damaged by the fire have also been reconstructed. In the years 1830-1850, the owners of the castle hired workers who renovated the facades.
Petronel Castle was owned by 17 generations of the Abensperg-Thrawn clan, but the current owners considered it expedient to sell it to a private person in 2006. This palace is currently open to tourists.
The castle is a three-story building that surrounds a large courtyard, which can be accessed through a baroque stone portal. Of greatest interest are the magnificent 360 sq. M. Reception and ballroom. m, Gold and Hunting salons.
