urban cluj: arhitectură

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Apr 25, 2010

Apr 15, 2010

Mar 11, 2010

Church detail

Detail of the Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral.

Jan 26, 2010

Jan 21, 2010

Dec 8, 2009

Nov 28, 2009

Facade with balcony

Facade with balcony on Iuliu Maniu street.

Nov 26, 2009

+-CLUJ

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

Nov 23, 2009

Nov 20, 2009

Nov 19, 2009

Scale models

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

Sep 21, 2009

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.

Sep 19, 2009

Fostul cazino din parc

Former casino awaiting restauration, in Central Park.

Sep 1, 2009

Colaj arhitectural

Vintage-like architectural collage seen from Avram Iancu square.

Aug 27, 2009

Biserica piariştilor

Piarists' Church (built in Baroque style by Jesuits in 1724 ), on Universitatii street.

Aug 22, 2009

Clădirea Prefecturii

The Prefecture Palace, built in Art Nouveau style at the turn of the 20th century, seen on a background of houses.

Aug 16, 2009

Facultatea de Ştiinţe Economice

The building of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FSEGA) of the Babes-Bolyai University.

Aug 11, 2009

O poartă în paragină

Derelict wooden gate of an old Saxon-style house on Inochentie Micu Klein street.

Aug 7, 2009

Conac în Grigorescu

Mansion in Grigorescu residential area.

Aug 5, 2009

Machete la librăria Cărtureşti

Architectural scale models exhibited in Carturesti bookstore.

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.