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Scientific Papers Series B Horticulture

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Figure 1. Plan of Bran domain (Ion N.D., 2003)Built by the inhabitants of Brasov since 1378, itwas in the successive possession of rulerMircea cel Btrân (between 1412 to 1418) andthen Iancu de Hunedoara who made the firstinterventions on the city, ordering repair andstrengthening works. From the late fifteenthcentury (1498) and by the middle of theeighteenth century is used as the customs,providing management functions of the royaldomain. The architecture of the castle isenriched in 1593 with a round tower added tothe southwest corner of the building, andbetween 1622-1625 with a gate tower, builtafter a rectangular plan.As part of administration and customs control,there are no records on the presence of gardens,at that time they probably had utility role.Between 1883-1886, the area was turned overto the inhabitants of Brasov, the castle receivedthe second intervention, restoration requiredafter employment of an Austrian regiment. In1916 is offered as a gift on the occasion of thecoronation of Emperor Charles I of Austria-Hungary. He is forced to decline due tocollapse of the monarchy and creation ofRomania Mare, on 1 December 1918.The same intention of giving the Castle wasonce again two years later, this time to the newsovereign of Romania Mare.For the fate of the castle, it was its chance toreturn to life, the passion of Queen Maria, whotransformed the city into a welcoming lovelysummer residence of the royal family. Withoutrestorations made by order of the Queen, byarchitect Karel Liman, with money provided bythe domain administrator Crown Prince Barbutirbey, the castle would probably have beenaffected by indifference and degradation thatled to the disappearance of many medievalmonuments.Until 1920, when it is donated to Queen Mariaof Romania, the castle was owned by ForestryOffice in Brasov. But starting this year (1920),the castle and its fields will enter a complexprocess of restoration and renovation.Figure 3. Queen Maria in the park near Mgura Branului(Ion N.D., 2003)Figure 2. Bran Castle seen from Mgura Branului (IonN.D., 2003)316Figure 4. Interior courtyard of Bran Castle (Ion N.D., 2003)

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