Cluj-Napoca Bánffy Palace
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| Building Information | |
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| Name | Banffy Palace |
| Location | Cluj-Napoca |
| Country | Romania |
| Architect | Johann Eberhard Blaumann |
| Client | Gheorghe Banffy |
| Construction Start Date | 1774 |
| Completion Date | 1906 |
| Date Demolished | 1785 |
| Style | Baroque |
Bánffy Castle is a baroque building of the 18th century in Cluj-Napoca, designed by the German architect Johann Eberhard Blaumann. Built between 1774 and 1775 it is considered the most representative for the baroque style of Transylvania.
Starting with 1951, the palace hosts the National Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca, which includes, in its Virgil Cioflec collection the works of arts of many important Romanian artists, such as Nicolae Grigorescu, Ştefan Luchian, Dimitrie Paciurea, Theodor Pallady, Camil Ressu and other. Also, includes the works of some less-known artists of Transylvania of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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