Beer Villa
Address:
Strada Mihai Eminescu 10
Historical Hungarian county:
Brassó
GPS coordinates:
45.6471831822, 25.5935621468
History
The Beer Villa in Brassó was built between 1904-1905 for the Saxon banker Ignaz Beer and his family at 10, Citadel Row (now Mihai Eminescu Street). It was nationalised in 1948 and is now used as a residential building.
In the 19th century, holiday homes began to be built on the sides of the Citadel hill. These were replaced by high-rise villas at the end of the century, and the Citadel Row on the southern side in particular became a popular residence for wealthy Brassó residents. The wealthy banker Ignaz Beer built his residence here. The plans were drawn up by the architect Andreas Frank in 1901 and construction began in 1904. During the construction, Ignaz Beer repeatedly asked for changes to the original plan, and it was his idea to have a metal sculpture on the roof.
Ignaz died in 1923 and the villa was inherited by his son Hugo Beer. Hugo was president of the Saxon National Bank in the early 20th century and after his retirement he wrote books about old Brassó. In 1945, his family fled to Germany, but Hugo Beer stayed in Brassó, hoping, like others, that the Germans would win or the Americans would come in. But his hopes were dashed when the communists took all his possessions. The impoverished Beer was seen begging on the streets of Brassó for a few years, and in 1952 he moved to Segesvár, where he died in 1957. The nationalized building was divided into several apartments and rented out to tenants, and still houses apartments today.
Its style is eclectic, combining several trends. The toof is topped with a life-size metal statue of a warrior, made in Budapest, with the family coat of arms below. On the second-floor balcony is a stone bear statue, which has been damaged over the years and is now unrecognisable. The bear is a reference to the family name (Beer comes from the German Bär, meaning bear). In its courtyard is a stage surrounded by lion statues, and it is said that a tunnel used to connect the villa to the Citadel.
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