Hunyad Castle
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- For the castle in Budapest, Hungary, see "Vajdahunyad Castle." For the castle in Timişoara, Romania, see "Huniade Castle."
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The castle
The Hunyad Castle (Romanian: Castelul Huniazilor or Castelul Corvineştilor, Hungarian: Vajdahunyad vára) is a castle in present-day Hunedoara, Romania.
It is a relic of the Hunyadi dynasty. In the 14th century, the castle was given to a Vlach knyaz Serb, or Sorb by the German-Roman emperor and king of Hungary Zsigmond as severance, restored between 1446 and 1453 by John Hunyadi. It was built in Gothic style, but has Baroque and Renaissance architectural elements. It features tall and strong defence towers, an interior yard and a drawbridge.
In February 2007, Hunyad Castle played host to the British paranormal television program Most Haunted for a three-night live investigation into the spirits purported to be haunting the castle.
[edit] External links
- Information and images at Historical Text Archive
- Information and images about Hunyadi Castle at Castelul Corvinilor
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