▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Z vol en , ▁in ▁central ▁Slov ak ia . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁above ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁S lat ina ▁and ▁H ron ▁rivers ▁on ▁a ▁ste ep ▁cl iff ▁in ▁a ▁castle ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁P ust ý ▁h rad ▁( mean ing ▁" Des ert ed ▁castle "). ▁Its ▁difficult ▁access ▁had ▁consequence ▁in ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁the ▁new - built ▁Z vol en ▁castle , ▁which ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁Louis ▁I ▁the ▁Great ▁as ▁a ▁hunting ▁residence ▁of ▁Hung arian ▁k ings . ▁The ▁future ▁queen ▁reg nant ▁Mary ▁of ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁em peror ▁Sig ism und ▁celebrated ▁their ▁wed ding ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 5 . ▁ ▁Goth ic ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 3 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 3 8 2 ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Italian ▁cast les ▁of ▁the ▁four teenth ▁century . ▁Italian ▁mas ons ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁Renaissance ▁reconst ruction ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 8 . ▁The ▁last ▁major ▁reconst ruction ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁chap el ▁was ▁re built ▁into ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁style . ▁ ▁Z vol en ▁Castle ▁hosts ▁a ▁regional ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Slov ak ▁National ▁Gallery ▁with ▁an ▁ex position ▁of ▁old ▁European ▁master s , ▁including ▁works ▁by ▁P . ▁P . ▁Rub ens , ▁Paolo ▁Ver on ese , ▁and ▁William ▁Hog