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Through its past and its structure,
Târgu-Mures was and remains a major cultural center of Transylvania
and of today's Romania. And here we emphasize the old education institutions
Schola Particula (1557), the famous Reformed and Roman Catholic gymnasiums,
and later, as the state's unity was achieved, the high-schools: "Mihai
Viteazul" (Military), "Al.Papiu Ilarian", "Unirea"
etc.
The architecture of the buildings is
influenced by a large variety of styles, ranging from the gothic style,
partially represented by the Reformed Church from the citadel, initially
Roman Catholic, to the baroque style: the "Toldalagi House"
and the building of the "Teleki" Library, secession, the
Administrative Palace. as well as the Palace of Culture, the Neo-Roman
style: the Apprentices' Hostel and the current Town Hall Palace, the
Neobyzantine style (The Orthodox Cathedral). These styles were completed
by the modern designs of the National Theater, Luxor Shopping Galleries,
the buildings of the Romanian Commercial Bank and of the Public Finance
Department. Major cultural institutions
carry their missions in Târgu-Mures, the Teleki-Bolyai Library,
an institution which preserves its integrity in administrating the
Mures County Library, that became a public library as far back as
1802, the County Museum including art, natural studies and ethnography
collections, the National Theater, the "Ariel" Hand-puppet
Theater, the Artistic Group "Muresul", all these having
both Romanian and Hungarian departments, according to the structure
of the population.
The establishment and the development
of the public and private university education are important concerns.
We mention several institutions of this type: the Medical and Pharmacy
School, the "Petru Maior" University, the Drama University,
the "Dimitrie Cantemir" University, the "Sapientia"
University, teaching in Hungarian only, still in a prospect phase.
During all this time, over 700 titles of periodical publications were
issued.
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