Nicholas Eschthazi brought the Esterhzy family into a glorious era, and his son Paul accumulated family wealth to its heyday. Since Paul visited the Palace of Versailles in France and highly respected it, in 1762 he began to build his own Hungarian version of the "Versailles Palace" - Esth Harzi Palace. Nicholas Eschthazi brought the Esterhzy family into a glorious era, and his son Paul accumulated family wealth to its heyday. Since Paul visited the Palace of Versailles in France and highly respected it, in 1762 he began to build his own Hungarian version of the "Versailles Palace" - Esth Harzi Palace.