Built during the systematization of the city and the refurbishing of the central square, the twin buildings mark the access to the current Iuliu Maniu Street, also known as The Mirror Street because of the symmetrical display.
Completed in 1899 and designed by Budapest architect Alpár Ignace, the two palaces hosted the most luxurious ground floor commercial spaces in the city, surrounded by The Banffy Palace and the Wolphard-Kakas household, the most significant laic architectural monuments of the Renaissance and Baroque period in Transylvania.
The Neo-Baroque facades highlight the outline of the city with impressive cupolas decorated with grotesque masks and floral garlands.
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