Architectural programs

  • On March 1st, 1866, the German daily Temesvarer Zeitung published an article about the vexed subject of that period- the abdication of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza and his eminent exile - and it stated that he had already left Bucharest  and that he would pass through Timisoara. The three carriages that formed the former ruler's suite arrived on 7 March 1866 and were met by a crowd of people who …


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  • The building of the Library of the Romanian Academy, the Timisoara office, located on Augustin Pacha Street, was built between 1886 and 1891, according to architect Jakob Klein's project, in the architectural style of the German Renaissance.

    The classicist façade impresses with the central element, a 2.25-meter-high statue of the goddess Minerva - the goddess of wisdom and science – found in a niche decorated with floral motifs, and also …


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  • A good example of how the Timisoara City’s authorities used to start the construction of a building is the land purchase and construction cost assessment of the building which today is bordered by the Piata romanilor (Square of the Romans), 3 August 1919 Street and the famous Stefan cel Mare Street, building known as the "House of Report".

    At the beginning of the 20th century, after long negotiations and evaluations, …


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