urban cluj: Parcul Central

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Mar 24, 2010

Mar 20, 2010

Mar 15, 2010

Mar 13, 2010

Mar 8, 2010

Mar 2, 2010

Feb 28, 2010

Jan 28, 2010

Park birds poster

The species of birds you are likely to see in Central Park (hopefully spring will bring them back soon...)

Jan 21, 2010

Jan 20, 2010

Dog

Stray dog drinking melted snow in Central Park.

Jan 15, 2010

Jan 12, 2010

Jan 7, 2010

Jan 2, 2010

Chios palace

Chios casino and restaurant beside the frozen lake.

Dec 31, 2009

Nov 13, 2009

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.

Sep 27, 2009

Sep 22, 2009

Sep 19, 2009

Fostul cazino din parc

Former casino awaiting restauration, in Central Park.

Aug 10, 2009

Un pod verde la Chios

Bridge to the Chios terrace in Central Park.

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.