Corvin Castle: The Gothic Masterpiece of Transylvania in 4k

🏰 Transylvanian castles are often linked to the legend of Dracula, and Corvinilor Castle (Castelul Corvinilor) is no exception. The gothic masterpiece of Transylvania had 4 building phases across 500 years. Generations have changed the structure of a castle from a strategically enforced point to an opulent home for Iancu de Hunedoara, the voivode of Transylvania.

Traveling to Hunedoara, Romania, you will find a large and imposing structure with tall towers, an inner courtyard, colored roofs, and windows and balconies adorned with stone carvings. Corvin Castle also features a double wall for enhanced fortification and is flanked by both rectangular and circular towers, an architectural innovation in that time for Transylvanian architecture.

A brilliant military leader with equally high political ambitions, Ioan of Hunedoara who’s home this castle was, carried and won some of the most important battles against the Ottoman Empire, stopping at least for a few decades the Turkish plans to advance to Central Europe.

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⌚ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction to the castle
0:41 - The facade
1:51 - The interior
2:35 - Personal opinions
3:03 - The Ceremony
4:48 - Historical Facts
7:13 - About perseverance
7:25 - Outro

[mxkinist]

in all of Europe I find Romanian history to be one of the most fascinating. Greetings from Lebanon

[LilacHoney]

This is such a beautiful video! Thank you!

[MiqueiasLinsdoSantos]

Très beau château!❤(Osvaldo Cruz-SP-Brasil)

[ViletAshes]

Thank you for this video - it was fascinating. Greetings from Australia :)

[AlinaMia]

Definetely one of the most beautiful castles we have! I was impressed and amazed by the atmosphere in there. I think when you enter in the yard is a small chamber, where people were tortured, if I recall correctly.

[jerulew]

That was a beautiful narration and scenes! I feel transported in my mind.😏

[ponorel]

Come and visit the city of Iasi in Romania. The Palace of Culture in Iasi is wonderful

[cameliaprichici]

Hunedoara 🇷🇴 is power!! 😍 Deva Citadel also, beautiful!!

[NunoFranca]

So beautiful! Next time I have to visit that! We hadn’t a great weather that time when I was there.
Thanks for sharing a bit of history.
Great work! 😃

[ralucavalentina]

I can't wait to come and see you so much from Canada!!!

[AndriyValdensius-wigw]

This must be one of the most beautiful and unique castles in Europe. And therefore in the whole world.

[zlowieszczyszop]

Beatiful Romanian castle. Greetings from Poland

[evenios]

NICE!!!! damn im gonna get addicted to these travel videos.. then i can go into MS Flight Sim and fly around!

[lexaz]

Ioan de Hunedoara (Latin Ioannes Corvinus, the family name comes from the Latin "Corvus", which means "Raven" )was one of the most important personalities in the history of Romania, Hungary and the Balkans.

In 1409 his family Corvin (Voicu Corvin) received from Sigismund of Luxembourg the domain and the castle of Hunedoara, as a reward for his deeds of arms in the battles with the Turks.
Surname he was subjected to the process of making a genealogy according to the fashion of the time ( According to the custom of the time, Voicu Corvin took the name Hunyadi (from Hunedoara))

His son, Matthew Corvinus, became king of Hungary.
When he was reproached for having no royal origins, he referred to his Romanian origins as the only ones who stopped the Ottoman Empire from conquering Europe.

[paulbellew]

I have love and respect for the many Romanians i work with in my native land Ireland

[FrostyKify]

Hey could someone please tell me what instrument the long haired man is playing at 5:50 and at the end of the video? Please and thank-you.

[ahmadkazemi]

I like watching and inagining the time when people at that was walking around this castle ..today the castle is still here but people are not ..🇦🇫

[ArchAnime]

Thank you, it is beautiful. You've inspired me!!

[spencedelic]

who’s here after watching Robert Egger’s Nosferatu

[airwaystravel]

Corvin or corvinum ? Corbinum? How is in Latin any info ??