Top 10 castles / fortresses in Romania: 2. Huniades Castle

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2nd place in the top 10 castles / fortresses in Romania is occupied by Huniades Castle, Hunedoara.

One of the most important monuments of Gothic art in Europe Feudal, Castle Huniades (sometimes called Hunyadi Castle) was built in XIV century on the site of an ancient Roman camp. The castle was given by King Sigismund I of Luxembourg Prince Voicu Hunyadi’s father. Castle comes into his possession after his father’s death and begins a process of modernization, expansion of fortification (1440-1453). Castle Huniades was used especially as a noble residence, proof being the lack of secondary defense perimeters. Rooms are built in this period and the Knights Hall Room Diet. May need to be said Capistrano Tower (named after the famous monk), Tower Clubs and white bastion. Castle and entered into possession of Matthias Corvinus Hunyadi’s son who built a new wing in the Renaissance style – loggia with paintings depicting aspects of noble life, that raven legend.

In the castle yard not far from the chapel is a 30-meter deep well which is said to have been dug by three Turkish prisoners in exchange for a promise that will be released when they reach water. After 15 years, you have done well, masters of the castle have not kept our promise. Legend says that the inscription on the wall of the well means “you have water, but the soul, no. In fact, the inscription translates as “he who wrote this inscription is Hasan, who lives as slave to giaours in the city near the church.

Matthew Corwin John Corwin gives the city followed by a period in which after a series of owners who own the castle for limited periods of time. One of the owners who made changes (1618-1623) the original building is the prince of Transylvania, Bethlen Gabor who built two floors on the southern wing and one on the northern wing. The time was devastated by several fires being restored mau often: 1870-1880 (with support and architects Imre Steindl, Frigyes Schulek), 1965-1970 and 1993-1995.

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