Huniade Castle

Huniade Castle
Castelul Huniade
The Huniade Castle in 2007
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General information
TypeCastle
Architectural styleRomantic, neo-Gothic
LocationTimișoara, Romania
Coordinates45°45′11″N 21°13′37″E / 45.75306°N 21.22694°E / 45.75306; 21.22694
Construction started1308
Completed1315
Renovated1447, 1856
Design and construction
Architect(s)Paolo Santini de Duccio

The Huniade Castle (Romanian: Castelul Huniade; Hungarian: Hunyadi-kastély; German: Schloss Hunyadi) is the oldest monument in Timișoara, Romania, built between 1443 and 1447 by John Hunyadi and Paolo Santini de Duccio over the old royal castle dating from the 14th century (built during the reign of Charles I Robert).[1] The castle was rebuilt by the Turkish pashas in the 17th century and by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 18th century. The structure owes its present appearance to the 1850s reconstruction campaign. It houses the History, Archeology and Natural Sciences sections of the National Museum of Banat.[2]

  1. ^ The Rough Guide to Romania. Rough Guides. 2016. ISBN 978-0-241-29161-0.
  2. ^ Both, Ștefan (27 April 2022). "Castelul Huniade caută proiectant. De peste 15 ani, cea mai veche clădire din Timișoara e închisă vizitatorilor". Adevărul.