Name of the place / building: Bánffy Castle, Bonțida
Short description of the building/place:
Bánffy Castle is an architectural monument situated in Bonţida, a village in the region of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with construction phases and stylistic features belonging to Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and Neogothic styles. In 1999, due to its ruinous state, the castle was included, at the request of the Transylvania Trust, in the World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites. Now the castle is restored and used like event place for village days, weddings, or electronic music festival.
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Event number: 1
Event name: Electric Castle, Bonțida
Event date: 13. 07. 2022 – 17. 07. 2022
Event description:
Electric Castle is an annual music festival held on the Transylvanian domain of the Bánffy Castle, near Cluj-Napoca in Romania, and combines music, technology and alternative arts. Organized since 2013 and is one of the famous festivals of electronic music in Romania. Attendance in 2022 was 272,000 people.
More information about the event finds here: www.electriccastle.com.
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