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Hunedoara - Mix of medieval and modern

by DSwede

We continued from Sighisoara west to the city of Hunedoara to visit Corvinestilor Castle. It is a large castle, with a bridge to the front door from the adjacent rocky point on the other side of a small river. If this castle was situated in the mountains during a winter storm, it would fit Hollywood’s vision of Transylvania, but instead it is near a flat valley which is now a ghost town of abandoned factories.

After visiting the city, on the way back to Ploiesti, I took a well worthwhile detour over the Transfagarasan Road through the Transylvanian Mountains.

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The Castle of The Corvin Family

by irinuca

"The Castle"

The Castle is built in the 14th century, on the place of an old fortification, on a rock at which bottom flows the little river Zlasti, the castle is a great building, with high and diversely coloured roofs, towers, windows and balconies adorned with laces from carvings in stone.
Being one of the most important properties of Iancu de Hunedoara, the castle was transformed during his ruling. It becames an sumptous home, not only a strategicaly enforced point. With the passing of the years, the masters of the castle had modifyed its look, adding towers, halls and guest rooms. The galley and the donjon- the last defence tower (the tower "Ne bosia"=Do not be afraid), remain unchanged from Iancu de Hunedoara's time, as the Capistrano Tower(named after the famous monk from the castle court) are same of the most significant parts of the construction. Can be remembered also the Knights Hall(a great reception hall), Clubs Tower and the Withe Bastion which served as food storage room, the Diet Hall, having on the walls painted medalions (among them there are the portraits of Matei Basarab, ruler from Wallachia, and Vasile Lupu, ruler of Moldavia).In the wing of the castle called the Mantle is seen vaguely enough, a painting regarding the legend of the raven from which came the name of the descendants of Iancu de Hunedoara: Covrini (in romanian raven is "corb").