The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

The Unitarian Church is in the city center, though not the oldest part of the center.  The HQ building was erected around 1900 to combine all the programs of the Unitarians: Bishop's Office and Consiliatory, archives, high school, elementary school and seminary. It was designed by a noted architect of the day and covers an entire city block. As I mentioned earlier, the seminary was moved by the Communist regime to better control Protestant religious groups in one location.  Lehel told me when he applied for seminary in 1988, the Communists would only allow two new Unitarian candidates a year. He was accepted, but in the meantime was the 1989 Revolution and the Unitarians then decided to accept ten seminary students.

To the East

Just a block to the east seems to be religion city- the Protestant seminary is below. This is on one side of a square with the

Catholic Seminary on the east,

The Opera on the south and a

 big Church of the Adoration orthodox church

right in the center.  

 These are devotional candle stands for the orthodox church- very fire proof and very ugly next to the ornate church.

To the West

Kolozsvar/Cluj Center

City Hall

 The Central Square with way too many cars buzzing around.  St. Michael's Church where the Interfaith Independance Day service was held is right in the

center, just to the right of the sculpture of the man on the horse.

 Napoca Boulevard, on the west of the square with conspicuously ugly Communist state in contrast to ornate buildings behind.  St. Michaels, below.
Note two ornate domes on west side of square. That is "twin street" where all building features mirror each other across the street as you walk down the street.  Considered quite an attraction here.

This is a very pedestrian city with sidewalks often filled and people in a hurry.

Speaking of which, I have to go to dinner- and it is probably

only noon where you are!