Regele Ferdinand Avenue (named after
King Ferdinand I
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; previously called ''Strada Podului''), is a street in
central
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Central may also refer to:
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Cluj-Napoca
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Romania
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, featuring a wide range of structures built between 18th and 19th centuries. It is a primary commercial street.
A building ensemble that fastens the corners of the oldest bridge over the
Someşul Mic River was built at the northern end of the avenue during the last decade of the 19th century: the Berde, Babos, Elian, Urania, and
Szeky palaces consist of a mix of Baroque, Renaissance and Gothic styles, following the
Art Nouveau
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/Secession and Revival specifics.
[Dorin Alicu et al. 1995, p.30]
References
Regele Ferdinand
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