Medieval, Pre-modern and Modern Architectural Elements Discovered on Aviator Bădescu Street in Cluj-Napoca Cover Image

Medieval, Pre-modern and Modern Architectural Elements Discovered on Aviator Bădescu Street in Cluj-Napoca
Medieval, Pre-modern and Modern Architectural Elements Discovered on Aviator Bădescu Street in Cluj-Napoca

Author(s): Melinda Mihály
Subject(s): Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory, Modern Age, History of Art
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: Jewish cemetery; military warehouse; architectural monument; framing; Gothic; Renaissance; Neoclassical; Tuscan;

Summary/Abstract: The current study aims to present the results of the research and archaeological assistance carried out on Aviator Bădescu Street no. 3–5 in Cluj Napoca, which resulted in the discovery of a series of fragments of medieval, pre modern and modern architectural monuments, reused in the foundations of a warehouse belonging to the Austro Hungarian army built in the mid nineteenth century. Our study presents the history of the plot, the warehouse, as well as the discovered architectural elements, which are currently in the patrimony of the National Museum of Transylvanian History.

  • Issue Year: 59/2022
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 11-31
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English