The Palace of the United Banat Banks (Romanian: Palatul Băncilor Bănățene Unite) is a historical building in the center of the western Romanian city of Timișoara.
| Palace of the United Banat Banks | |
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Palatul Băncilor Bănățene Unite | |
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| Alternative names | Hotel Timișoara |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | International/Modernist |
| Location | 1 Mărășești Street, Timișoara, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°45′15″N 21°13′31″E / 45.75417°N 21.22528°E |
| Year(s) built | 1931–1933 (old body) 1975–1978 (new body) |
| Owner | Bega Turism SA |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | László Székely, Mathias Hubert (old body) Gheorghe Gîrleanu (new body) |
History
editThe palace, facing Victory Square, was built by a consortium of local Swabian banks, known as the United Banat Banks (German: Vereinigte Banater Banken). After 1930, the consortium asked the architects László Székely and Mathias Hubert to design an imposing six-story building for their headquarters.[1] The building permit was obtained on 27 May 1931.[2] It was built within two years in a manner specific to the interwar period, without many decorations, in contrast to the rest of the palaces in the square.[2]
Since 1931, Pension Central was already operating in the palace, one of the most modern hotels in the city, taken over in 1937 by Martin Eichart.[2] On the ground floor of the building, the Jachan bookstore operated during the interwar period, and the well-known Mercur store during the communist period.[2]
Between 1975 and 1978 it was expanded on the site of the former police station, which was demolished;[1] in front of it, in the free space, an outdoor parking lot was laid out.[3] The designer of the new body was Gheorghe Gîrleanu.
Today, the palace hosts Hotel Timișoara, a 191-room hotel owned by Bega Turism, the largest hotel operator in Timiș County.[4]
External links
edit- Hotel Timișoara as a 3D model in the 3D Warehouse of SketchUp
- Official website of Hotel Timișoara
References
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- ^ a b "Palatul Băncilor Bănățene. Pensionul Central". Vatra MCP. 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Moldovan, Mihai-Claudiu (27 September 2023). "Palatul Băncilor Bănățene Unite". Heritage of Timișoara.
- ^ "Studiu evoluție cvartal (1946, 2011)" (PDF). Primăria Timișoara.
- ^ Tiron, Mirabela (6 February 2024). "Marius Cristescu, Bega Turism: Vom construi un apart-hotel cu 126 de apartamente în zona centrală a orașului, o investiție de 12 milioane de euro. Hotelurile au avut anul trecut un grad mediu de ocupare de 75%, iar afacerile companiei s-au apropiat de 20 mil. euro". Ziarul Financiar.