Wikimapia is a multilingual open-content collaborative map, where anyone can create place tags and share their knowledge.

Bruckenthal Castle

Romania / Brasov / Voila / Principala, 45
 palace, castle, Baroque (architecture)

Built between 1750-1760 by Samuel von Bruckenthal's brother, Josef von Bruckenthal.
The Castle has 35 rooms , with stucko decorations, a large mural painting and terracotta stoves, all in a poor state of conservation.
Samuel von Bruckenthal (1721, Nocrich – 1803, Sibiu/Hermannstadt) was the Habsburg governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania between July 6, 1774 and January 9, 1787. He was a baron of the Holy Roman Empire, and personal advisor of Empress Maria Theresia.
Samuel von Bruckenthal's main residence was in Sibiu/Hermannstadt(Capital of Transylvania between 1692-1791)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_von_Brukenthal
www.welcometoromania.ro/E68_Sibiu_Brasov/E68_Sibiu_Bras...
www.kastelyerdelyben.ro/?lang=ro&page=castle&spage=show...
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   45°48'31"N   24°48'55"E
  •  54 km
  •  59 km
  •  94 km
  •  151 km
  •  235 km
  •  238 km
  •  245 km
  •  256 km
  •  272 km
  •  298 km
This article was last modified 13 years ago