Hunedoara County Prefecture
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The Hunedoara County Prefecture (Romanian: Palatul Administrativ din Deva, Hungarian: Dévai vármegyeház) is a building in Deva, Romania. Built in 1889–1890 in a late eclectic style after the plans of architect Ignác Alpár, it houses both the prefect's office of Hunedoara County and the county council.
History
Permission for building the county home was granted in July 1885, along with a subsidy of 5000 Hungarian forints. The following spring, the council declared a competition for the completion of the construction plan. Among 14 entries Alpár Ignác was chosen. Construction took place between 1889 and 1890.
The building was considered a prefecture until 1920. Since then it has been used by different state institutions, and during
Description
The building is V-shaped and located in front of the fortress of Deva and the city park. The building is symmetric. At one point servants' quarters and official offices were housed on the first floor.
Upstairs a metersmeeting room is decorated in
The roof is covered with green Zsolnay tiles. A high tower in the middle is notable. An indoor garden is behind the building.
References
- Téglás Gábor: Hunyadvármegyei kalauz – Cluj 1902
- Hunyad weekly- pages appeared between 1887 – 1889
- Gáspár-Barra Réka: Szombathelyen restaurálják a monumentális festményt - Nyugati Jelen daily 15 June 2009.
- Almanac of the History and Archeology Association of Hunyad County 1893-1896