Vajdahunyad Castle

Corvin Castle is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of Romania. It was built in the fifteenth century for John Hunyadi, a Hungarian military leader and politician. The castle was restored in the 1600s, and many of the more “fanciful” elements were added at this time.

Image: “Vajdahunyad” by Elemér Révhelyi (c. 1930-1950). From the Kuny Domonkos Múzeum [Domonkos Kuny Museum], via the Magyar Nemzeti Digitális Archívum [Hungarian National Digital Archive] (https://mandadb.hu/tetel/66511/Revhelyi_Elemer_kepei)