FORMER HUNGARIA HOTEL

THE MONUMENT IN „DEALUL FURCILOR”
October 23, 2017
THE MINT’S GATE
October 23, 2017

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Inaugurated in 1887, the Hungaria Hotel was the most impressive building in the so-called „Lower Town” at that time. Its position was central on the western side of the City Square.

The establishment hosted numerous political and cultural events. On 30 November 1918, it embraced Romania’s history when the articles of the Union Resolution were negotiated and settled in the hotel restaurant, creating the fundamental act of  the Union of Transylvania with Romania. The act was officially put to vote and agreed upon the next day in the current Union Hall. Following the Union of 1918, the hotel was named „Dacia”. This changed to „Apulum” in 1968.

In the first half of the 20th century, the hotel was a predominant image of the views and photos of Alba Iulia. Following the Union of 1918, the name of the hotel became „Dacia”, and „Apulum” in 1968.

In the first half of the twentieth century, the hotel featured prominently in photographs of Alba Iulia. Despite its elegant edifice and important history, future government leaders decided to demolish the hotel and replace it with a block of flats in an attempt to reorganise the central area of Alba Iulia.

 

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