Lazar Castle ( ro, Castelul Lazar, hu, Lázár-kastély), is a castle located in

Lăzarea Lăzarea ( hu, Gyergyószárhegy or colloquially ''Szárhegy'', Hungarian pronunciation: , meaning ''Bald Mountain in Gyergyó'') is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylv ...

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. The citadel is named after the Lázár de Szárhegy noble family and it is built in a combination of Romanesque,

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styles. The oldest part of the building dates from 1532, while the rest was added in 1631–1632.

References

* Drăguț, Vasile. ''Dicționar enciclopedic de artă medievală românescă.'' București: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică, 1976. * Ionescu, Grigore. ''Arhitectura pe teritoriul României de-a lungul veacurilor.'' București:

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, 1982. * ''Ghidul Castelul Lazar din Lăzarea'', Centrul de Creație – Lăzarea. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazar Castle Castles in Romania Buildings and structures in Harghita County Historic monuments in Harghita County Houses completed in 1532 Tourist attractions in Harghita County

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