Brunswick Castle is only thirty kilometers south-west of the capital city of Budapest in the beautiful village of Martonvasar and is the center of the cult of personality of Ludwig van Beethoven in Hungary. Originally built in the Baroque style building was designed by renowned architect Viennese court chamber Joseph Tuller. Baroque church of the manor was built by architect Pest Jozsef Jung and executed frescoes for her Johann Tsymbal.

Today, the palace appears to tourists in neo-Gothic and surrounds him one of the most beautiful English landscape parks, recreated by decree Francis Brusinvika designer Henry Nebienom. The territory of the park area, decorated in classic English style, is more than 70 hectares and has a more than 300 rare species of trees. Smaller part is science, and more - all year round welcoming guests. Since 1953, Park declared a protected conservation area.

Castle building consists of two levels. External facades are made in the aristocratic English style, where romantic era of the great composer Beethoven arched transmit large windows, thin tall towers and buttresses.

Within the Palace Complex Brunszvik-kastely currently located Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and in five halls of the palace on the ground floor is equipped Memorial Museum Beethoven, where you can see the exhibits telling about friendship immortal composer with his family and about Brunswick all that bound him to Hungary. In the showroom are often movies concerts music of the great composer.

In one of the buildings, which are located in the park, is the Museum of the history of kindergartens, providing important evidence and documents the unique appearance of the first European nurseries. This museum is like a monument pays tribute and praise inspirational wealthy patron and protector of children and motherhood in Hungary Theresa Brunswick. It was she who established the first in Hungary small kindergarten. And throughout his life contributed to the emergence of new children's institutions in the country, when it was formed 82 "kindergarten." All her life she devoted to the care of babies, but, unfortunately, was never married and had no children of their own.

On a deserted after the Turkish occupation of the land abandoned deserted villages in the two centuries before the formation of a large municipality Martonvásár here, in 1730 built a small one-storey estate representative noble Hungarian Sandor Benitski dynasty. After 30 years, the property was transferred into the possession of the Count's family Brunswick, whose representatives in 1780 and extended it transformed into a castle.

According to the documentary records became known that during this period the castle was often celebrated the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven, then a young music teacher gave lessons first young Countess Giulietta Gvichchardi close relative Brusinvikov.

Personable musician Beethoven carried away his apprentice, and even thought about getting married. Summer 1801 he held the estate of Brunswick. According to one hypothesis, that there was written the popular "Moonlight Sonata". Composer dedicated it to Juliet. However, he preferred to Countess Gallenberga graph, considering it was his talented composer.

Another student of Ludwig Beethoven became Teresa Brunswick, which had a magnificent musical talent - she perfectly played the piano, sang and conducted. In 1806, Beethoven again visited with Brunswick at Martonvasar, where young people and love each other. In May 1806 Teresa Ludwig did offer "marriage" obtained the consent of her brother, Teresa became a happy bride composer. But the marriage did not take place. In 1808 in Switzerland, she met the famous Swiss educator Pestalozzi, the first organizer of children's educational institutions. This inspired the young countess to create an entire network of kindergartens and nursery.

Later Beethoven contact Teresa long strong friendship. After the death of the composer found a large letter, which was called "A Letter to the immortal beloved." Addressee letter is unknown, but some researchers believe "immortal beloved" Therese Brunswick.

In 1820 Francis Brusinvik started construction of the second floor, which lasted up do1830 year. Small baroque palace transformed into a luxurious palace, designed in neo-classical style. In the same period, was laid a magnificent garden with rare species of trees and shrubs. In 1875, the son of Francis - Geza Brusinvik decorated his residence decorative elements in a neo-Gothic, resembling loopholes and observation windows of English castles.

In 1893, the famous count's family was forced to sell Brunszvik-kastely. So the castle passed into the possession of the Archduke Joseph Habsburg. The new owner spent extensive repairs in the palace, but four years later, in 1897, sold the mansion Brusinvik known in those days, the factory owner-brewer Atala Dreher, who ran the complex until 1945.

During World War II, the castle housed a military hospital. At that time, the castle suffered enormous destruction. Particularly hard hit park, which was virtually destroyed. Nearly eight years after the war, the castle stood abandoned. And in 1953, settled here Research Institute of Agriculture Hungarian Academy of Sciences, who restored the magnificent garden Brusinvika and organized mass tourist excursions. In the same year the castle Brusenvik gained honorary membership of the National Reserve Hungary.

In the reconstruction of the building was carried out only in 1970, after which the local authorities decided to settle in castle the Memorial Museum Beethoven.