Sopron - Mining Museum

The original Late Gothic house was converted to a Baroque palace by Paul Eszterházy in 1752; Empress Maria Theresia stayed here in 1772 during her visit to Sopron. On either side of the splendid doorway (above which are the Eszterházy coat of arms and a copy of the Gracious Madonna from Mariazell) on the upper floor are wide enclosed oriel windows. The inner courtyard contains 17th C arcades. The palace houses a museum on the history of coal-mining in Sopron and Hungary from 1245.