urban cluj: Piaţa Unirii

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Apr 26, 2010

Mar 10, 2010

Feb 12, 2010

Dusk view

A view from the Iuliu Maniu street toward Union Square.

Feb 5, 2010

Jan 6, 2010

This was a common scene in Union Square this winter season: colorful lights, heavy snow, open air spectacles and iceskating, and a lot of people gathering there. Now the school vacation is over and the municipality is going to turn off the lights soon.

Dec 24, 2009

Nativity

Nativity scene in Union Square.

Dec 20, 2009

Skating

Ice skating in Union Square.

Dec 16, 2009

Winter spectacle

Winter open air spectacle in Unirii Square.

Nov 29, 2009

Eroilor from Unirii

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

Nov 20, 2009

Union Square

Unirii Square at dusk.

Nov 5, 2009

Unirii Square renovated

An important event for the city took place last evening: the Unirii Square was inaugurated after some months of heavy renovation, while the acces to this biggest public square in town was closed. People gathered, checked the transformation, and enjoyed a rock concert.

Oct 30, 2009

Renovarea Pieţei Unirii

The renovation works at Unirii square are underway. You may see here, here, here and here pictures of the project.

Sep 29, 2009

Curte interioară în Piaţa Unirii

Interior balconies and old chimneys in Unirii Square.

Sep 21, 2009

Paragini heraldice

Derelict historic building found in a hallway to an inner courtyard, in Unirii Square.
The heraldic description above the door reads "Virtutis comes invidia" (Envy is the companion of virtue), and apparently dates from 1597.

Aug 23, 2009

Terasa de la Diesel

Street scene in Unirii square, near Diesel terrace.

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.

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