| Palace of the United Banat Banks | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 45.75417; 21.22528 |
| 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 [hu], Mathias Hubert [de] (old body) Gheorghe Gîrleanu [ro] (new body) |
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.
History
The 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 [hu] and Mathias Hubert [de] to design an imposing six-story building for their headquarters. The building permit was obtained on 27 May 1931. 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.
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. 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.
Between 1975 and 1978 it was expanded on the site of the former police station, which was demolished; in front of it, in the free space, an outdoor parking lot was laid out. The designer of the new body was Gheorghe Gîrleanu [ro].
Today, the palace hosts Hotel Timișoara, a 191-room hotel owned by Bega Turism, the largest hotel operator in Timiș County.
External links
- Hotel Timișoara as a 3D model in the 3D Warehouse of SketchUp
- Official website of Hotel Timișoara
References
- ^ "Palatul Băncilor Bănățene. Pensionul Central". Vatra MCP. 25 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
