The spread of different artistic styles was not confined to official residences but proliferated in smaller châteaus in the countryside as well, the so-called maison de plaisance. Famous court architects and architects were commissioned to build and decorate these residences, employing a diversity of styles. Sometimes the term “correspondence architecture” is used, which means that the project was created by well-known designers in another country, whose designs were then sent to the clients, and realised by local artists. The maison de plaisance were not only venues for pleasure and self-representation, however, but played an important diplomatic and administrative role in addition.
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Savoyai Mansion | 1702–1722 | Ráckeve, Közép-Magyarország / Central Hungary, Hungary | A maison de plaisance that not only served the nobles' penchant for luxury but also became the official building for administration of the Habsburg monarchy, which meant the Holy Roman Empire as well.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Savoyai Mansion | 1702–1722 | Ráckeve, Közép-Magyarország / Central Hungary, Hungary | The gallery of mythological figures along with with the Savoy family's coat-of-arms on the main façade commemorates the glory of a victorious military leader in the war against the Turks. | Savoyai Mansion | 1702–1722 | Ráckeve, Közép-Magyarország / Central Hungary, Hungary | A maison de plaisance that not only served the nobles' penchant for luxury but also became the official building for administration of the Habsburg monarchy, which meant the Holy Roman Empire as well. | | Rimanóczy Mansion | 1739 | Zsira-Gyüleviz, Nyugat-Magyarország / West Hungary, Hungary | A country house built in the style of the Viennese court for a noble Hungarian family.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Rimanóczy Mansion | 1739 | Zsira-Gyüleviz, Nyugat-Magyarország / West Hungary, Hungary | A series of oil-on-canvas portraits praise the Habsburg dynasty and the Esterházy family. | Rimanóczy Mansion | 1739 | Zsira-Gyüleviz, Nyugat-Magyarország / West Hungary, Hungary | The Triumph of Apollo and the Four Continents are typical motifs used in the decoration of maison de plaisance. | | Queluz Royal Palace | 17th century; 1751–c.1800 | Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal | The royal summer palace and gardens were used to entertain officials.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Throne Room | 1768Interior | Queluz, Lisbon, Portugal | | Gardens | 1758–1782Exterior | | | Ceremonial Façade (main façade) | 1764Exterior view from the Pênsil Garden | | | | Amalienburg | 1734–1739 | Munich-Nymphenburg, Upper Bavaria, Germany | Maison de plaisance in the French Late-Regency style was very popular in Central Europe in the latter half of the 18th century. | Ratkaj Palace | 17th–18th centuries | Miljana, North-West Croatia, Croatia | Allegories representing the Four Seasons, Four Stages of Man, Four Elements, Four Tempers and the Four Senses exemplify the interior decoration of aristocratic manors.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Allegories of the Four Seasons, Four Temperaments and Four Elements | 1763Wall of the working cabinet, Ratkaj Palace | Miljana, North-West Croatia, Croatia | | Sanguinic | 1763Wall of the working cabinet, Ratkaj Palace | | | | Garden frontage | 1725Židlochovice Chateau | Židlochovice, Moravia, Czech Republic | Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Courtyard | 1749; 1870–1880Židlochovice Chateau | | | Mercury | 1729Židlochovice Chateau | | | Chapel of the Holy Cross | 1746Židlochovice Chateau | | | | |