UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA ROMANIA

UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA
The Central Building of the University – The Rectorate
The old building of the University of Craiova called wing A, is placed in the
central part of the city, at the intersection of the boulevards Al. I. Cuza in
the South and Carol I in the East.
Over the time, the position of certain entrances has been
changed, passages have been added so as to facilitate
circulation, supplementary spaces have been created through
the construction of separating walls. The stairs in the wings 1 – 6
are made of reinforced concrete.
The building was finished in 1896 and intended for the activities of the
“Palace of Justice”. After its transference to the University, the building
needed numerous modifications required by the good functioning of the
new institution.
Image from 1915
The building of the University is symmetrical being made up of two
distinct U-shaped wings united by a central wing (wing 7), delimitating
the two interior courtyards. The wings 1 – 6 (lateral) are 3.95m – 4.50m
high while the central building has a different structure with a height
varying between 7.30m, 8.40 and 7.85m.
After the earthquake on March 4, 1977 the works of repair and
consolidation of the damaged buildings (Building A “the
Rectorate”, the building of the Faculty of Agriculture and of the
Faculty of Mechanics) emerged as a vital problem for the
institution.
The consolidation of the eastern wing of the University started in
October 1996 being carried on in several stages; it was finished
in the summer of 2002 when the academic activities were
resumed in all the spaces of education.
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