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• Mihai Viteazul Square

  author3 27/01/2015

  

  Mihai Viteazul [Michael the Brave] Square has always been considered the “heart” of Cluj trade. In 1904, Michael the Brave Square was almost as brisk as it is today. A lot of people dressed elegantly swirled market alleys, its central area being crowded with merchants. In 1906 the bust of Szechenyi Istvan was still present in the market. He gave... Read more »

• Babos Palace

  author3 26/01/2015

  

  Built in the 1890s, the building is part of the architectural complex located on the shore of Somes river, which includes palaces Széky, Berde and Elian. Named after its first owner, Sandor Babos, the palace catches the eye of passersbyes because of its imposing stature dominating the Michael the Brave Square for more than a century. Its eclectic style with... Read more »

• Széky Palace

  author3 21/01/2015

  

  Built in 1893 by architect Samu Pecz, the master of the Hungarian Neo Gothic, it belonged to Professor Tibor Szék , rector of Cluj University in the years 1933-1934 and one of the most important pharmacists of the time, who studied in Berlin with Adolf von Baeyer’s student, winner Nobel for chemistry in 1905. The asthonishing silhouette of the construction... Read more »

• Berde Palace

  author3 20/01/2015

  

  It was also called The Bening Palace, after Samuel Benigni, Vicepresident of the Cluj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a respected butcher in the city. The imposing building with slender towers and an eclectic appereance, having Neo-Classical and Baroque influences, complements and balances the outstanding urban landscape by the almost simultaneous construction of four palaces, at the end of nineteenth... Read more »

• Elian Palace

  author3 19/01/2015

  

  Built in 1891, at the demand of an important wine merchant in Cluj, Viktor Elian, the palace is situated on the shore of Somes river and has a discreet Parisian air, inspired by Renaissance and Baroque elements. In 1910, next to the Elian Palace was built The Urania Palace, in the same style that bears the imprint of the Austrian... Read more »

• Urania Palace

  author3 14/01/2015

  

  Where Horea Street and Dacia Street cross each other, they say that there used to be a blacksmith’s workshop. This blacksmith turned his yard into a movie theater. In 1910, it was on this site that András Udvardi built Urania Palace, which housed a modern 400-seat movie theater, 10 stores and 17 apartments. The building, in the Austrian secession style,... Read more »

• The Regional Railway Palace

  author3 13/01/2015

  

  Before the nationalization in 1950 the building accommodated the Hungarian Cultural Association of Transylvania – organized after the ASTRA model from Sibiu. Text preluat de pe visitclujnapoca.ro. Read more »

• The Finance Palace

  author3 12/01/2015

  

  The Finance Palace was built in 1880 according to the completed plans of the architect Friedrich Mätz. It is a two-floor building incorporating 101 rooms and outbuildings, arranged as follows: 29 rooms on the ground floor, 37 on the first floor and 35 on the second floor. Text preluat de pe visitclujnapoca.ro. Read more »