urban cluj: acoperişuri

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Apr 18, 2010

Mar 31, 2010

Mar 7, 2010

Jan 14, 2010

Dec 18, 2009

Nov 17, 2009

Oct 14, 2009

High graffiti

Graffiti on the top of a building in Lucian Blaga square.

Sep 23, 2009

Monster trucks

Monster trucks and motorbikes on the city's roofs?... No, just another huge banner.

Sep 13, 2009

O curte şi acoperişuri pe Memorandului

Detail of an inner courtyard, on Memorandului street.

Aug 9, 2009

Turnul Primăriei se renovează

The City hall tower under renovation seen over chimneys.

Jul 20, 2009

Jul 9, 2009

Acoperişuri în jurul catedralei Sf. Mihail

A contemporary image of the old medieval city center: red roofed houses surrounding the St. Michael's Cathedral.

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 18, 2010

Orange light

Mar 31, 2010

Lost on the roofs

Mar 7, 2010

Roofs in black and white

Jan 14, 2010

Roofs under snow

Dec 18, 2009

Buildings in winter

Nov 17, 2009

Roofs and apartments

Oct 14, 2009

High graffiti

Sep 23, 2009

Monster trucks

Sep 13, 2009

O curte şi acoperişuri pe Memorandului

Aug 9, 2009

Turnul Primăriei se renovează

Jul 20, 2009

Case în zona centrală

Jul 9, 2009

Acoperişuri în jurul catedralei Sf. Mihail

Explorations into the urban character and life of the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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