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House with Caryatides, House of Bethlen Gergelyné

Casa cu Cariatide
House with Caryatides, House of Bethlen Gergelyné
Casa cu Cariatide
CasaCuCariatideSB (5)
Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
house
Current function:
house
Address:
Strada Mitropoliei 13
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7959904841, 24.1492074265
Google map:

History

The widow of Bethlen Gergely built her late Baroque house in 1786, after the settlement of other nationalities (not Saxons) in the town was allowed by decree of Emberor Joseph II in 1781. The two huge caryatids (female figures used instead of columns) supporting the wrought-iron balustrade balcony that gives the house its name were probably made in Simon Hoffmayer's workshop.

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