![]() Starting with 1458, new commissions were being undergone to construct the Matia Wing of the castle. In 1456, John Hunyadi died and work on the castle stagnated. The Diet Hall was used for ceremonies or formal receptions whilst the Knight's Hall was used for feasts. The halls are rectangular in shape and are decorated with marble. The castle has three large areas: the Knight's Hall, the Diet Hall and the circular stairway. ![]() ![]() It was also in 1446 that John Hunyadi was elected as the regent governor by the Diet. ![]() The castle was originally given to John Hunyadi's father, Voyk (Vajk), by Sigismund of Luxembourg, king of Hungary and Croatia, as severance in 1409. Corvin Castle was laid out in 1446, when construction began by order of Voivode of Transylvania John Hunyadi ( Hungarian: Hunyadi János, Romanian: Iancu or Ioan de Hunedoara), who wanted to transform the former keep built by Charles I of Hungary. ![]()
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