Villa Wartholz [SEP] architect
Villa Wartholz
The Villa Wartholz or Castle Wartholz is a former imperial villa in Reichenau an der Rax in Lower Austria.
History.
Villa Wartholz was designed by Heinrich von Ferstel in the historicist style in the years 1870 to 1872 for Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. The castle-like building with towers was for recreational purposes, not for military means. The villa was designed with a view over the valley. Karl Ludwig spent so much time in this area, he reserved this place only for hunting by the imperial
Handbuch der Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs (Manual of the monuments in Austria), Lower Austria south of the Danube, Part 2, Horn, Vienna 2003, p. 1827-1829
External links.
- Entry in the lexicon of the Lower Austrian Provincial Museum about Villa Wartholz
- Identifiziert: Die Villa Wartholz in Reichenau (in German)
- Official Site Schloss Wartholz