Galatz
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 |
19th 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
The official site of the “V. A. Urechia” Departmental Library
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 19th Century – the First Half of the 20th 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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