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Palace of Culture

Palatul Cultural ASTRA
Palace of Culture
Palatul Cultural ASTRA
Original function:
library
casino
Current function:
library
Address:
Iuliu Maniu, Nicolae Titulescu
Historical Hungarian county:
Máramaros
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.9316419193, 23.8831747587
Google map:

History

The palace was built in 1912-1913 in Art Nouveau style by the inhabitants of Máramarossziget from public donations, based on the plans of the architect Sándy Gyula from Budapest. The construction company was "Fuchs

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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