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Of note is the wild chestnut path, a row of trees where Queen Sisi would often ride her horse.
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Királyi domb pavilonja
The hexagonal pavilion built in the 1760s, dates from the Baroque period. 54 oil paintings depicting Hungarian leaders and kings were incorporated into the panelled walls of the pavilion. Now only replicas can be seen, because most of the original paintings have been destroyed or have disappeared.
Pálmaház
Arts and crafts workshops, a petting zoo, pony rides and flower market
Count Antal Grassalkovich II (1734–1794) had a theatre auditorium constructed during reconstruction work between 1782 and 1785. This is the earliest stone theatre with coulisses still standing in Hungary. The 25-m-long, 8-m-wide and 9½-m-high space resulted from making the three-storey wing into one. The walls of the theatre auditorium were decorated with Neo-classical, late Baroque paintings. The plastic parastades with Roman capitals are joined by cornices at the top and marble-like pedestals at the bottom. The surfaces between the parastades are adorned with ochre-framed pink fields with garlands. The 90 sqm stage slanting slightly towards the stalls was equipped with the best technology of the age. The spatial effect of the Baroque stage-set was achieved by means of sliding coulisses and scenery canvases hanging from above and also by backdrop canvases. There was no orchestra pit separating the stalls from the stage. The orchestra was only separated from the audience by a low draught-screen. The audience was seated in the stalls and in the two galleries on the rear wall.
Palota templom
On the orders of Antal Grassalkovich I erected a richly decorated Catholic church adjoining the Palace. The church was consecrated on 1749. Its patron is St John of Nepomuk as depicted in the high altar painting dating from the 18th century. The baldachin above the high altar rests on four black marble columns. The triumphal arch is decorated with the Grassalkovich family coat of arms. A unique feature of the church is that it has two Rococo style pulpits. Above the entrance to the oratory there is a Venetian mosaic portrait of Antal Grassalkovich I.
German: Schloss Gödöllő, Hungarian: Gödöllői Királyi Kastély, Grassalkovich Kastély,
The royal palace is Gödöllő's main attraction. Built in the 1740s, the baroque mansion was home to Count Anton Grassalkovich. With the creation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the palace was given to the Habsburgs as a gift and was often frequented by Queen Elizabeth, better known as Sisi. During communism the palace fell into ruin and has been partially restored. The first floor's 23 rooms (nearly 1000m²) accommodate the interior exhibition. One of the most striking features of the Empress Elisabeth Exhibition is its historical accuracy. Besides a tour of the royal apartments, there are also the Baroque theater and the royal chapel. Concerts are also frequently held here. The visitor service units are situated on the ground floor: cloak-room, ticket office, tourist information centre, toilets (also for the disabled), payphone. Audioguides are available (Hungarian, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Slovak, Romanian, Polish).
Maria Immaculata, Mária-oszlop
A beautiful statue, ornamented with the statues of some saints in beautiful baroque bas-reliefs and erected by Martin Vögerl on Antal Grassalkovich's orders comes first in the eye, next is the Statue of Duke Saint Imre (Emeric) erected with public contributions by Ludvig Krausz.