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Private and public buildings

Author: ARDELEANU KONSTANTIN

Descriptions of buildings

A Google map with the geographical position of these representative buildings is available at the address:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=znS5xG06oJyQ.kVp23BodQiCw

List:

Name	Date of construction	Address	Founder	Remarks
The “Mihai Eminescu” Municipal Park	1888–1890	Domnească St., General I. Lahovary St.	Municipality	–
The Grand Hotel (Galaţi City Hall)	1911–1912	Domnească St.	Ilie Climis	–
The Palace of Justice (Administrative Headquarters of the Lower Danube University)	1912–1923	Domnească St.	Public authorities	–
The Lambrinidi House	1879–1880	Domnească St.	Epaminonda Lambrinidi	–
The Administrative Palace (The Prefecture)	1904–1907	Domnească St.	Public authorities	–
The Gheorghiade House	1880	Domnească St.	Gheorghe Gheorghiade	–
The Balş House	1850s?	Domnească St.	Balş Family	–
The Plesnilă House	1900s	Domnească St.	Costache G. Plesnilă	–
The Auschnitt House	1900s	Domnească St.	Ilie Climis	–
The Macri House	1909–1911	Domnească St.	Alexandru Cernat	–
“Notre Dame de Sion” Institute	1890s	Domnească St.	The Congregation of Catholic Nuns Notre Dame de Sion	–
The Episcopal Palace	1898–1900	Domnească St.	The Lower Danube Bishopric	–
The Public Garden	1846	Domnească St., V. Alecsandri St.	Public authorities	–
The Palace of the European Commission of the Danube	1893–1896	Mihai Bravu St.	European Commission of the Danube	–
The Robescu House	1896–1897	Mihai Bravu St.	Gheorghe Constantin Robescu	–
The Costache Negri House	1860s	Mihai Bravu St.	Costache Negri	–
The “Vasile Alecsandri” National College	1888–1890	Nicolae Bălcescu St.	Public authorities	–
The Cuza Vodă House	19^th century	Al. I. Cuza St.	Cuza Family	–
The Ţinc House	1900	Eroilor St.	Constantin Ţinc	–
The “Costache Negri” Teacher Training College	1898–1902	Brăilei St.	Public authorities	–
The Palace of Navigation	1912	Portului St.	Public authorities	–
The Post Office Palace	1906–1908	General I. Lahovary St.	Public authorities	–

References

Websites:

The official site of the Direction for Culture and Patrimony of Galaţi County

http://www.galati.djc.ro

The official site of the “V. A. Urechia” Departmental Library

http://www.bvau.ro

Website on old houses from Galaţi

http://casecareplang-in-galati.blogspot.ro/

Archival sources:

Serviciul Judeţean Galaţi al Arhivelor Naţionale (The National Archives, Galaţi Branch), Primăria oraşului Galaţi (The Municipality of Galaţi), files starting with 1831.

Bibliography:

Bodea, Valentin, Monumente istorice şi de arhitectură din oraşul Galaţi din a doua jumătate a secolului al XIX-lea – prima jumătate a secolului al XX-lea [Historical and Architectural Monuments in the City of Galaţi from the Second Half of the 19^th Century – the First Half of the 20^th Century], vol. 1–3 (Galaţi: Pax Aura Mundi, 2009–2014).

Pacu, Moise N., Cartea Judeţului Covurlui. Note geografice, istorice şi în deosebi statistice [The Book of Covurlui County. Geographical, Historical and Mainly Statistical Notes] (Bucharest: Stabilimentul Grafic I. V. Socecu, 1891).

Păltănea, Paul, Istoria oraşului Galaţi de la origini până la 1918 [The History of Galaţi from Its Beginnings to 1918], second edition, edited by Eugen Drăgoi (Galaţi: Editura Partener, 2008).

Stoica, Corneliu, Dragomir, I. T., Brudiu, Mihalache, Muzee şi monumente gălăţene [Museums and Monuments of Galaţi] (Galaţi: Comitetul pentru Cultură şi Educaţie Socialistă, 1974).

Stoica, Corneliu, Monumente de artă plastică din judeţul Galaţi [Monuments of Plastic Arts from Galaţi County] (Galaţi: Editura Şcoala Gălăţeană, 2003).

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