Brukental Palace, Avrig

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Brukental Palace, Avrig

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BRUKENTHAL Palace, Avrig

Located in the town of Avrig, it dates from 1762; the u-shaped building is made up of ground-floor one storey; quiet style; typical architecture of the baroque palaces of the Hapsburg Empire; during baron Brukenthal's life-time, the main hall was decorated with murals; there were paintings and engravings gathered by him all over the palace; platform laid out garden of the palace, provided with an orangery; deserves to be restored as it is the only garden of a baroque palace in Romania which has been preserved almost entirely; for the time being, the palace houses a Sanatorium of professional diseases.