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Truncated Tower, Arany János Memorial Museum

Muzeul Arany János
Truncated Tower, Arany János Memorial Museum
Muzeul Arany János
Csonka Torony
Galaxydave, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
castle / fortification
Current function:
museum
Settlement:
Nagyszalonta, Salonta
Address:
Piața Libertății nr. 4.
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.8023627876, 21.6633394184
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History

The Tower is all that remained of the former Salonta Castle. The construction of the castle started around 1620 and it was mentioned in the battles against the Turks in 1636. In 1658, Prince Rákóczi György II of Transylvania had it demolished to prevent it from falling into Turkish hands.

In 1899, the Truncated Tower was raised and the Arany János Museum was opened in it. Above the entrance is a seated statue of the Hungarian poet.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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