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Esterháza is a palace in Fertőd, Hungary, built by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy.
Sometimes called the "Hungarian Versailles", it is Hungary's grandest Rococo edifice.
From 1766 to 1790, the estate was the home of the celebrated composer Joseph Haydn. He lived in a four-room flat in a large two-storey building housing servants' quarters, separate from the palace.
Haydn wrote the majority of his symphonies for the Prince's orchestra.
The palace was geographically isolated, a factor which led to loneliness and tedium among the musicians. This is seen in some of Haydn's letters, as well as in the famous tale of the Farewell Symphony.
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