Albu House (C. Semaca)
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On Ştefan cel Mare street, in front of the "Nicu Albu" Public Garden, the Neculai Albu House, built around the middle of the 19th century, is preserved. It is a one-story building, which originally belonged to C.Semaca, which is why some prefer to indicate the monument with the name of its first owner.
The house stands out among the surrounding buildings through its orientation and architecture. While all the buildings are oriented east-west with the facade facing the street, the monument runs from north to south, perpendicular to the axis of the highway. In fact, this layout is an additional clue that proves the existence of a secondary street that passed in front of the house, allowing the approach "on a scale" of different vehicles.
The plan of the building is rectangular and includes the existence of two functionally and constructively well-differentiated bodies: one towards the south, with arched windows on the ground floor and a pediment on the first floor, the second occupying the entire middle part of the building and, through the linear arrangement of the rooms, proves that here the entire commercial and financial activity directed by the owner was carried out.
The ground floor of the main body has the appearance of a portico on whose columns rests the porch (in Romanian style) of the floor. Under this aspect, Necula Albu's house can be considered as a typical example of architectural reconciliation of the new urbanizing-modern trends with the tradition of old wooden constructions.
Source of information: www.monumenteneamt.ro
The house stands out among the surrounding buildings through its orientation and architecture. While all the buildings are oriented east-west with the facade facing the street, the monument runs from north to south, perpendicular to the axis of the highway. In fact, this layout is an additional clue that proves the existence of a secondary street that passed in front of the house, allowing the approach "on a scale" of different vehicles.
The plan of the building is rectangular and includes the existence of two functionally and constructively well-differentiated bodies: one towards the south, with arched windows on the ground floor and a pediment on the first floor, the second occupying the entire middle part of the building and, through the linear arrangement of the rooms, proves that here the entire commercial and financial activity directed by the owner was carried out.
The ground floor of the main body has the appearance of a portico on whose columns rests the porch (in Romanian style) of the floor. Under this aspect, Necula Albu's house can be considered as a typical example of architectural reconciliation of the new urbanizing-modern trends with the tradition of old wooden constructions.
Source of information: www.monumenteneamt.ro
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