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- Title
THE CORVINS' CASTLE DURING THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE.
- Authors
BODOCHI, Ioan; TATU, Delia-Maria
- Abstract
The Castle of Hunedoara was restored to its former glory during the nineteenth century, after its almost complete destruction by fire, in 1854. The restoration works were assumed by the civil society, with a special note on the activity of the Society of Doctors and Naturalists from Hungary, with an exceptionally active campaign of informing the population on the shameful state of the Castle, stated in parliamentary speeches, scientific papers and newspaper articles. All of these works had been undertaken before legislation was in place, while even the concept and premises of restorations were being discussed by scientists and legislators. This paper also presents the new observations and discoveries that the authors were able to note during the current restoration project. It is important to mention that the restoration works made use of some of the original components, confirmed in situ by the presence of numerous stonemason markings pre-restoration. Most of the restores involved in the works at the Corvins'Castle agree that the monument needs to be brought to the original aspect, using visible clues in photos done after the fire in the 1854 as well as ones from the Bajoni 1681 inventory and the 1867 Arányi monograph.
- Subjects
HUNEDOARA (Romania); ROMANIA; PRESERVATION of castles; CASTLES; STONEMASONRY; NINETEENTH century
- Publication
Acta Musei Brukenthal, 2023, Vol 18, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
1842-2691
- Publication type
Article