Trees in Central Park

La Multi Ani!/Happy New Year!

Betting store

Housing development

High-density housing development in Manastur neighborhood.

Snow scene

Medieval

Detail of the gothic church on Kogalniceanu street.

Houses

Houses on the banks of the river Somes.

Mall scene

May the winter holidays bring happiness to you and fulfil your wishes, be they a major purchase or simply enjoying the magic and legends of the season!

Nativity

Nativity scene in Union Square.

Pigeons

Snow falling

Snow falling on Eroilor Boulevard, by night.

Santa's new jument

In this ad Santa seems to have replaced his reendeers with the purple cow.

Skating

Ice skating in Union Square.

Few days before holidays

The heavy snow affected the traffic and the businesses in the city, these days.

Buildings in winter

Swing

Winter spectacle

Winter open air spectacle in Unirii Square.

Snow

Snow covered the city this morning.

Euphoria

Entrance to Euphoria Irish Pub, by night.

Blocks

Blocks in Piata Abator zone.

Willkommen

Welcome to Bistro Viena.

Stained glass

Stained glass window in the Cinema Victoria lobby.

Cemetery

The Manastur Cemetery lays on a hill, in the SW part of the city.

Chairs

Chairs by Napoca 15 restaurant.

Buildings collage

City center buildings collage.

Legal herbs

This kind of shops where you can buy 'aromatic' plants, seeds and salts (in fact, alternative products to get high) are controversial, but still legal.

Office building

New office buildings on Frunzisului street.

Pharmacy Museum

Pharmacy Museum window.

Abandoned bar

Abandoned terrace bar in Manastur neighborhood, seen in sepia.

Panorama

View of the city from the Botanical Garden water tower.

Muzeului Square

Muzeului Square by night.

Calvaria

The Benedictine abbey of Kolozsvar-Monostur known today as the Calvaria Church was founded in the 11th century under the rule of the Hungarian kings Bela I and Ladislaus I. In 1508, during the reign of Vladislas II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, it become one of the most important institution of secular instruction in the city. In 1581 Stephen Bathory, Prince of Transylvania and King of Poland transferred the convent to the Jesuits, in relation with the foundation of a university college here. Starting with the 18th century, it functioned as a Roman-Catholic, Greek-Catholic, Greek-Orthodox and again Roman-Catholic church. You can see other details of the same church as previously posted here and here.

Crisis

Effects of financial crisis: closed cashpoint.

Eroilor from Unirii

Eroilor avenue as seen from the Unirii square, by night.

Facade with balcony

Facade with balcony on Iuliu Maniu street.

Flower Shop

Flower shop on Universitatii street.

+-CLUJ

The +-CLUJ Pilot Center of Architecture opened its creative exhibition for public debate on the city's changing architecture and urbanism.

Leaden sky

Leaden sky over the city.

Inner court

Inner court in yellow and green, on Napoca street.

Columns

Greek columns on Avram Iancu street.

Peace Frog

Elections

Old and new faces are posted in various places of the city on the occasion of the presidential elections.

Union Square

Unirii Square at dusk.

Scale models

These scale models, exhibited in Carturesti bookstore, were some proposals of sustainable architecture and low-energy buildings design.

Escala

Entrance to Escala restaurant by night.

Roofs and apartments

Roofs and apartments in central area.

Church detail

Detail of the Calvaria church in Manastur neighborhood.

Pigeons in M. Viteazu square

Pigeons in Mihai Viteazu Square. This is somehow the opposite view of a previous post.

House in Gruia

House in Gruia neighborhood.

Municipal Stadium

The construction of a new stadium is underway, replacing an old one, in the Northern fringe of Central Park. You may see pictures of the project here.