The Matthias Corvinus House (
Romanian
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: ''Casa Matia'', hu, Mátyás király szülőháza) is one of the oldest buildings in
Cluj-Napoca,
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. It was built in the 15th century, in the gothic style, as a small guesthouse. During its history, the house served as a jail, hospital, and museum; it is now home to a visual arts institute.
Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...
(Hungarian: ''Hunyadi Mátyás'', Romanian: ''Matia Corvin''), son of
John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi (, , , ; 1406 – 11 August 1456) was a leading Hungarian military and political figure in Central and Southeastern Europe during the 15th century. According to most contemporary sources, he was the member of a noble family of ...
, later one of the most renowned
Kings of Hungary
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, was born in this building on 23 February 1443. That time the house was owned by Jakab (James) Méhffi, who was a well-to-do wine-grower and merchant in the city. On 28 September 1467, king Matthias gave tax and duty exemption privilege for all descendants of the Méhffi family, the owner of the building.
The house has been owned by the
Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca
The Art and Design University ( ro, italic=yes, Universitatea de Artă şi Design, UAD;) is an art university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was founded on November 15, 1925, as the ''Fine Arts School of Cluj''. Formerly known as Academy o ...
since 1950.
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The house of Matthias Corvinus, the only king born in Cluj
Buildings and structures in Cluj-Napoca
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Hunyadi family
Houses in Romania
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Gothic architecture in Romania
15th-century architecture
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