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The predecessor of Parz castle was a moated castle, the exact period of construction of which is unknown. It was first documented in 1220. In 1514, the estate of Parz, including the moated castle, came into the possession of Sigmund Ludwig von Pollheim, who built a new large manor directly adjacent to it.
Around 1800, the building was largely rebuilt, and only remnants of the former moated castle remain today. The manor house subsequently served as housing for officials.
Due to its dilapidated condition, it stood vacant between 1946 and 1963. It was then rented by an artist group led by Hans Hoffmann-Ybbs, who transformed it into an artist center that operated until 1998.
The moated castle is currently owned by Georg Spiegelfeld-Schneeburg, who in 2007 leased it to the operators of the Castelvecchio restaurant and the owners of the Galerie Schloss Parz.
The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built. They were also the largest and strongest fortification in both the ancient and medieval world.
Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land. As the city grew, the famous double line of the Theodosian Walls was built in the 5th century. Although the other sections of the walls were less elaborate, they were, when well-manned, almost impregnable for any medieval besieger.