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Apor Palace

Apor Palace
Gyulafehérvár, Apor-ház - panoramio
h_laca, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
palace
gendarmerie/police
Current function:
university / college
Settlement:
Gyulafehérvár, Alba Iulia
Address:
Bethlen Gábor utca 5.
Historical Hungarian county:
Alsó-Fehér
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.070409418, 23.5719288144
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History

The palace was built in the second half of the 17th century in the late Renaissance style on the site of the Renaissance palace of the Transylvanian Chancellor Batthyány Miklós. It was built by Count Apor István, the treasurer of Transylvania. In the first half of the 18th century, it was occupied by the commander of the Austrian troops, de Steinville, when the Baroque interior portals were built. Later it was used by the town police headquarters. It was renovated in 2000. Today it houses the Rector's Office of the University of 1 December 1918 in Gyulafehérvár.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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