The Village Museum in Soporu de Câmpie, Frata commune, also known as the „Village Courtyard”, is a private cultural objective opened in July 2021. It was founded at the initiative of the spouses Ștefana and Ghiță Deac, with the aim of preserving traditional values, old objects of the local community and elements specific to rural life in the Transylvanian Plain.
The Village Museum in Soporu de Câmpie, Frata commune, also known as the „Village Courtyard”, is a private cultural objective opened in July 2021. It was founded at the initiative of the spouses Ștefana and Ghiță Deac, with the aim of preserving traditional values, old objects of the local community and elements specific to rural life in the Transylvanian Plain.
The Diocesan Palace of the Metropolitanate of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj was built in 1887 as the headquarters for the State Forestry Administration during the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Between 1918-1933 it was the headquarters of the Forestry Directorate, and after 1933 the building was transferred by the Romanian state to the patrimony of the Orthodox Episcopacy of Vad, Feleac and Cluj, since the Episcopal Cathedral had been built nearby.
The building is located on the eastern side of Avram Iancu Square and is made in neoclassical style with two massive towers that stand out in the architectural structure of the area, the main entrance being flanked by four doric columns that support the balcony above.
The La Poduri wetland, located at 1600 m altitude is included in the Gilău-Muntele Mare Mountains group and is located, administratively, in the Valea Ierii commune. It covers an area of approx. 20 ha, being an oligotrophic peatland, formed by the accumulation of peat in conditions of high humidity and acid soil.
Rare plant species grow here, such as the sky dew, a carnivorous plant adapted to nutrient-poor soils. The area is important for biodiversity and offers a spectacular landscape, with vegetation specific to high-altitude swamps.
A thematic trail has been set up in the La Poduri wetland area, destined for tourists and created to stimulate the practice of sustainable tourism.
Sequoia trees stand out both for their size and appearance, as well as for their impressive lifespan (up to 5,000 years). At maturity, these giant trees can reach a height of 145 meters, with a trunk circumference of 38 meters.
The famous Sequoia tree of Rogojel is located just 80 kilometers from the city of Cluj-Napoca, between the villages of Săcuieu and Rogojel at the foot of the Vlădeasa massif. It was planted by Baron Gal Silvestru, who was a great enthusiast of dendrology. Today the tree is approximately 40 meters high, dominating Dealul Domnului where it has been located for more than a century.
The Cluj-Napoca Railway Station Palace is one of the most representative buildings of the city, marking its transformation into a modern urban space. The foundation stone of the building was laid on January 7, 1869, and the station was inaugurated in the fall of 1870, when the first train on the Oradea-Cluj route arrived at the station.
In 1902, a new building of the railway station was built, in eclectic style, dominated by a hall that is still the transit space between the station platform and the city. The fundamental artistic element of the Railway Station Palace is the large glazed portal, rounded at the top, corresponding to the hall space, a specific element of the great European Railway Stations.
Cím: Orăștiei utca, 10, Cluj-Napoca
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.minamuseum.com
Órarend: Wednesday – Friday 12:00 – 21:00, Saturday-Sunday 10:00-21:00
MINA, Museum of Immersive New Art is the largest immersive art center in Europe. With an area of over 4,000 square meters, indoor and outdoor, MINA offers visitors a multisensory experience through 360° projections and interactive installations.
The public can explore the universe of classical or contemporary artists, but also can travel to fascinating worlds through educational shows that reveal the mysteries of the cosmos and other hard-to-reach realms.
Dedicated to all ages, MINA Cluj offers a combination of art and technology that inspires, surprises and fascinates. Monumental projections and interactive installations for children bring to each visitor a memorable experience.
Babos Palace is one of the most representative buildings of Cluj from the end of the 19th century. The palace was built in the shape of the letter V and belongs, together with the Elian, Berde and Szeki palaces, to the architectural complex that frames the Horea bridge. It was designed by the Cluj architect Pákey Lajos and named after the first owner – Babos Sandor. It is a monumental building that combines elements of eclectic architecture belonging to the neo-gothic and art nouveau styles. The palace had the role of a commercial building, with various shops operating on the ground floor. Upstairs, until 1944, was the Guild of Fine Arts, under the patronage of the Reformed Church.
Address: Valea Radului Street, no number, Cluj-Napoca
Phone: (004) 0751-616.094
Web: https://clydetown.ro
Schedule: Friday–Sunday: 12:00–21:00, Wednesday–Thursday can be visited by appointment in an organized group of at least 20 people
Clyde Town is organized as an open-air museum, unique in Romania, with typical old wooden buildings (store, bank, church, blacksmith shop or sheriff’s office) and cobblestone streets, recreating the atmosphere of the West Mississippi saloon era. Also, this typical american Wild West town includes a children’s playground and a fast food zone and covers an area of 3,000 square meters.
Iancului Cross is a monument commemorating the sacrifice of the Mărișel locals and the troops led by Avram Iancu’s tribuns in the battles of March 12 and July 6, 1849. In 1924, brothers Gavril, Ioan and Vasile Crișan built a first monument, a wooden cross , on the 100th anniversary of the Avram Iancu’s birth (1824-1872); this cross was replaced by a stone one which, during the hortyste administration, was removed and hidden in the village. After the restoration of the Romanian administration in 1944, the locals, together with the Someș battalion reservists from Beliș, built a new crucifix on the place where those two monuments were. It has become the place where, every year, the moți people from the Mărișel area are celebrating their heroes.
