urban cluj: Grigorescu

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Apr 2, 2010

Blocks and playground

Apartment blocks and children playground in Grigorescu neighborhood.

Oct 17, 2009

Case în Grigorescu

Refurbished houses in Griorescu neighborhood.

Aug 26, 2009

Aug 24, 2009

Steeple against the sky

Steeple against the summer sky on Donath street, in Grigorescu neighborhood.

Aug 19, 2009

Houses on the hill

New houses on the hill, in Grigorescu residential area.

Aug 7, 2009

Jul 25, 2009

Biserica de lemn din Grigorescu

Wooden church in Grigorescu neighborhood.

Jul 13, 2009

Balcon în cartierul Grigorescu

Balcony in Grigorescu residential area.

May 28, 2009

Panoramă Grigorescu și Mănăștur

Panoramă asupra cartierelor Grigorescu și Mănăștur de pe dealul de lângă Tăietura Turcului (strada Vântului). Zona se află în transformare și probabil se vor construi și aici în curând case.

Cluj is the third big city in Romania considering its population, with a general number of residents & commuters in its metro area of about 400,000.

It is largely known as the capital-city of the historical province of Transylvania - land of medieval citadels, wild crags, caves and forests, and the famous figure of Dracula.

Historically speaking Cluj was settled as a colony by the Romans (Colonia Aurelia Napoca) by the 2nd century CE, from where came the name of Napoca, and thereafter developed as fortress and city by the Hungarians, Saxons and Austrians - which conferred it the cultural, architectural, and urban influences of the multicultural Central Europe. Romanians, who constantly were the dominant rural population around the city, became the city rulers in 1918, when Transylvania became part of Romania, and developed it, especially within the Communist regime, after the 1947, by constructing large industries and working-class neighborhoods.

Along its history, Cluj acknowledged periods of progress and illuminism - sustained by a notable university and the medical and legal centers developed here already since the 16th century - together with warfare, nationalistic and religious troubles and stagnation - due to medieval invasions, far-right politics encouraging hostilities between Magyars and Romanians, and religious tensions between Greek-Catholics and Greek-Orthodoxs.

Today it is considered among the major hotbeds of development regarding the human capital in the region - due to its large number of university students, vibrant culture, safe social and economic environment, and perspectives for further development.

urban cluj

Apr 2, 2010

Blocks and playground

Oct 17, 2009

Case în Grigorescu

Aug 26, 2009

O casă distrusă

Aug 24, 2009

Steeple against the sky

Aug 19, 2009

Houses on the hill

Aug 7, 2009

Conac în Grigorescu

Jul 25, 2009

Biserica de lemn din Grigorescu

Jul 13, 2009

Balcon în cartierul Grigorescu

May 28, 2009

Panoramă Grigorescu și Mănăștur

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