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INSIGHT TAROM Prim\var\/Spring 2007 9<br />
Catedrala Romano-Catolic\, construit\ la 1350 / The Roman-Catholic Cathedral, built in 1350<br />
THE RUSTLING NEVER STOPS AROUND MATEI CORVIN’S<br />
STATUE. PIGEONS, CHILDREN TRYING TO CLIMB THE BASE,<br />
TEENAGERS TALKING ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES, LOVERS...<br />
destina]ia ini]ial\ a `nc\perilor: magazie, laborator, birou - pe tavanul<br />
c\ruia vizitatorii pot admira `nc\ fresce cu simboluri farmaceutice din secolul<br />
al XVIII-lea.<br />
Din aceea[i perioad\ dateaz\ [i palatul care g\zduie[te Muzeul Na]ional<br />
de Art\. Construit `ntre anii 1774 [i 1785 de c\tre arhitectul Johann<br />
Eberhard Blaumann, la comanda guvernatorului Gyorgy Banffy, este cea<br />
mai reprezentativ\ cl\dire a barocului transilvan. O restaurare expert\, finalizat\<br />
`n 1996, i-a redat aspectul ini]ial. Ast\zi, vizitatorii admir\ aici<br />
colec]ii de art\ din Transilvania, inclusiv altarul din Jimbor, secolul al<br />
XVI-lea, opere anonime din secolele XVIII [i XIX, dar [i lucr\ri ale pictorilor<br />
Ioan Andreescu, Constantin David Rosenthal, Theodor Aman.<br />
~n vecin\tate se ridic\ alte dou\ cl\diri remarcabile: Palatele Statusului<br />
Romano-Catolic, construite la finele secolului al XIX-lea. Cl\dirile<br />
gemene str\juiesc intrarea pe strada Iuliu Maniu, o raritate arhitecto- ®<br />
Bastionul Croitorilor / Tailors’ Bastion<br />
The building now hosts a collection<br />
covering the history of<br />
pharmaceutics, with drugstore<br />
tools from all over Transylvania.<br />
The rooms kept their original destination:<br />
storage room, lab, office.<br />
On the ceiling of the last, visitors<br />
can still admire frescos with pharmaceutical<br />
symbols from the 18 th<br />
century.<br />
Also built in the 18th century is<br />
the palace that is home to the National<br />
Art Museum. Built between<br />
1774 and 1785 by architect Johann<br />
Eberhard Blaumann and by orders<br />
of Governor Gyorgy Banffy, this<br />
building best represents Transylvanian<br />
baroque.<br />
A professional restoration, finished<br />
in 1996, gave the palace its<br />
original appearance. Visitors can<br />
currently admire there collections<br />
of Transylvanian art, including the<br />
16 th century Jimbor altar, anonymous<br />
pieces from the 13 th and 14 th<br />
centuries and works of painters<br />
Ioan Andreescu, Constantin David<br />
Rosenthal, Theodor Aman.<br />
Two other notable buildings<br />
stand nearby: the Palaces of the<br />
Roman-Catholic Status, built at the<br />
end of the 19th century. The twin<br />
buildings tower over Iuliu Maniu<br />
Street, which in itself is an architectural<br />
wonder. It is also called<br />
the “Mirror Street,“ because each<br />
house is identical to the one across<br />
the road, from structure to architecture<br />
details, ornaments, gates,<br />
window grating and balconies.<br />
TAILORS’ BASTION<br />
- MEMORY IN TEARS<br />
The metropolitan cathedral<br />
stands in the center of Stefan cel<br />
Mare Square. This is a Byzantine<br />
style Orthodox church built in the<br />
first years of the 20th century. The<br />
dome resembles the one at Saint<br />
Sophia.<br />
The square marks the edge of<br />
the old Cluj citadel. A few hundred<br />
meters away, visitors can<br />
find the only remnants of the ®
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