Casa Matei Corvin Cluj-Napoca - Cazare lângă Casa Matei Corvin
Cluj-Napoca, Judetul Cluj
Built in Gothic style, Casa Matei Corvin underwent various changes over time and adapt to new styles. Thus, in the first half of the sixteenth century were introduced a number of architectural elements Renaissance (Renaissance). In the late nineteenth century, being in an advanced state of decay, was restored by inserting a series of specific elements of the 1900 style. It was restored again in 1940 by architect new Karoly Kos, and then during the communist period, were removed many of the 1900 amendments.
Matthias House is one of the oldest Renaissance buildings and the only palace in Cluj-Napoca, situated on Matthias Street, No.6.
It was built in the fifteenth century and is located inside the first enclosure belonging to the old fortress defense. It was originally used as an inn, in 1740 The town was bought in Cluj, and fulfilling other purposes, such as prison or hospital. In 1902 the museum was opened in the Carpathian Society, one of the most beautiful museums in Transylvania at that time devoted to tourism, ethnography and balneology.
Here was displayed a collection of over 7,000 objects, including ceramics, embroidery, farming tools, ports, rural household items. Over 2,000 volumes of the collection had been donated by Professor Otto Hermann. In this house was born on 23 February 1440, Matthias Corvinus, son of Prince Iancu de Hunedoara Transylvania. After the Second World War the building housed a period of one college and then University of Art and Design, which she uses in right now.
Casa Matei Corvin Cluj-Napoca
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