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Cluj-Napoca ( Romanian: [ˈkluʒ naˈpoka] ⓘ ), or simply Cluj ( Hungarian: Kolozsvár [ˈkoloʒvaːr] ⓘ, German: Klausenburg ), is the second-most populous city in Romania [5] and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (445 kilometres (277 miles)), Budapest ...
The St. Michael's Church ( Romanian: Biserica Sfântul Mihail, Hungarian: Szent Mihály-templom, German: Michaelskirche) is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Cluj-Napoca. It is the second largest church (after the Biserica Neagră of Brașov) in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. The nave is 50 meters long and 24 meters ...
History. First Romanian advertising material, Nov 1919. The Romanian National Theatre was officially opened on 18 September 1919, simultaneously with the Romanian Opera and the Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy. The inaugural performance, Poemul Unirei (English: The Unification Poem) by Zaharia Bârsan, took place on 1 December 1919.
As an artistic institution dedicated exclusively to concert activities, The Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic was founded through an official decree of Romania’s Council of Ministers, in the autumn of 1955, carrying the name "The Transylvania State Philharmonic Cluj-Napoca". At that time, the symphonic orchestra had 75 musicians and the ensemble of ...
The history of Cluj-Napoca covers the time from the Roman conquest of Dacia, when a Roman settlement named Napoca existed on the location of the later city, through the founding of Cluj and its flourishing as the main cultural and religious center in the historical province of Transylvania, until its modern existence as a city, the seat of Cluj County in north-western Romania.
Nicula Monastery is an important pilgrimage center in the north of Transylvania. It is located in Nicula village, Cluj County, in the vicinity of Gherla . An unconfirmed tradition holds that the monastery was established in the 14th century. The first documentary mention dates to 1552, when it was an Eastern Orthodox site.
Carolina Obelisk. Cross on the Cetățuie. Horea, Cloșca and Crișan Statuary Group. Lupa Capitolina. Matthias Corvinus Monumental Ensemble. ”Shot Pillars” Monument. Școala Ardeleană Statuary Group. Statue of Avram Iancu. Statue of Baba Novac.
Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera. The Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera ( Hungarian: Kolozsvári Állami Magyar Opera; Romanian: Opera Maghiară din Cluj) is a public opera company in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, founded on 17 December 1948. [1] It resides at the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj . The structure was built during 1909–1910 on the site of an old summer ...