Bánffy castle in Răscruci, Cluj

The Bánffy castle in Răscruci, Cluj, in the town of Răscruci in the department of Cluj in Romania (not to be confused with the Bánffy castle of Bonțida), was built in the style of the 18th century in an eclectic Neoclassical style.

The castle, inhabited by baronesses passionate about art, has considerable historical value. It consists of two buildings, as well as other outbuildings. The main access is by two staircases of the castle situated to the south, followed by a terrace surrounded by eight Doric columns. The centrepiece of the castle is the great drawing room. The first floor is reached by a wooden staircase. From the castle's balcony the whole estate can be seen. The plot of land measures 4.5 hectares, of which 881 square metres are built up.

Machine-translated from “Château Bánffy de Răscruci” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bánffy castle in Răscruci, Cluj ranks #4,832 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 121 mapped in Romania. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,441 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cluj-Napoca, 21 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. It is stop 20 of 26 on the Transylvania castle route, Bran to Cluj-Napoca. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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