CLUJ, Romania. Teatrul Național. Postcard

CLUJ
Teatrul Național / National Theatre

Postcard published by Editura Meridiane, Nº 1527.

In 1874, on the site where the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj (near the Central Park, on the bank of the river Someș), the town’s summer theatre building was inaugurated. Initially, it was made from wood and had no central heating, as it was meant for use, as its name suggested, only during summer. The Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor Jenő Janovics rebuilt it in an art nouveau style with his own resources, using brick instead of wood, and it was inaugurated in December 1910. In 1946, the communist authorities renamed the building National Theater.

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