The
Bran Castle
Location: in Bran locality,
28 km far from Brasov.
Description:
The castle was built in 1377-1378 by Ludovic I Anjou on top
of the Bran Hillock. In 1427 Sigismund I of Luxembourg, the
king of Hungary enters in possession of the castle. In 1448
the castle becomes the property of Iancu de Hunedoara. During
1498-1878 the Bran Castle belonged to the people of Brasov.
Initially the castle had military purpose that of defending
the vital way which connected Brasov town with Campulung town
but it also had a commercial role as it functioned as a custom
point. On the 1st of December 1920 the City Council of Brasov
donated the castle to Quinn Maria of Romania. During 1920-1927
the castle was restored under the supervision of Carol Liman,
the Royal Court's architect who transforms it into a beautiful
summer residence, surrounded by a park with promenade aisles,
a lake, fountains, terraces. In 1948 the castle enters in
the state's possession and starting with 1956 houses the Feudal
History and Art Museum. In 1961 was opened an out-door ethnographic
section.
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