Romanian cultural palace wins EU architecture prize

A Romanian architecture project has won the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage in the Conservation category. The Cultural Palace, which is located in the town of Blaj, close to Alba Iulia was designed in 1930 by Victor Smigelschi.

The palace was built with the purpose of hosting cultural events. It was also used to accommodate a cinema, the History and Ethnography Museum of Blaj and the city’s library.

The jury said

The municipality of Blaj has successfully evoked the lost architecture of this ruined historic building with minimal interventions. They have solely used the remains of the existing fabric without demolitions and with the addition of only the most essential facilities and structural elements.

source: romania insider

photo source: Vlad Sebastian Rusu