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The creation of one of most important landscape gardens in this part of the world started at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries during the ownership of Count Lipot Andrassy. From this early period survives a rotunda (originally a library) and the Freemasons' Pavilion. The latter, standing on an island, is decorated with wall paintings and various masonic symbols. The Count continued the construction of the park in between 1810 and the 1820s, supposedly with the help of Heinrich Nebbien. Joseph Bergmann, whose plans are known from 1823, created the aqueduct with a huge waterfall. Remnants of a medieval castle also became an important feature of the park. In the late 19th century the park was substantially remodelled and extended in the time of Manó Andrássy with the creation of a lake, a menagerie (a mock ruin), a Hermes Grotto, and a Japanese Bridge as well as with the planting of a great number of exotic plants. Around 1900, in the time of his son, a formal pleasure ground in front of the house with a tennis court and a small Chinese Pavilion were created.
Updated Jan 26, 2010
Address: Kastiel'ska 6, Betliar
One of the first structures erected in the park was rotunda. Originally rotunda serves as a library.
Updated Jan 26, 2010
Address: Kastiel'ska 6, Betliar
Central point of the park is great lake. In fact, there are two artificial lakes but other one is much smaller. Well, this one is not so big but is bigger than other one :)
Updated Jan 26, 2010
Address: Kastiel'ska 6, Betliar
Park is great place to spend few hours during the hot summer middays, as we did! Park is really well maintained with plenty of narrow lanes.
Updated Jan 26, 2010
Address: Kastiel;ska 6, 04921 Betliar
Manor is souranded with beautiful english park. Park covers 81 ha and makes it one of the largest in Slovakia. It is also inscribed in the list of the world historical gardens.
Updated Jan 26, 2010
Address: Kastiel'ska 6, 04921 Betliar
The manor house inhabited by the noble family of Andrassy was built in the valley of the Betliarsky potok brook on the side of the original Bebek castle from the 15th century. Part of construction material of this castle was used for building late-Renaissance-Baroque single storied manor house in the 17th and 18th century. However, the appearance of the present manor house is from late 19th century. Beside very charming architecture, it also conserves its original furniture and is transformed to the Museum of dwelling culture.
Updated Jan 26, 2010
Address: Kastiel'ska 6, 04921 Betliar
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