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Hydropower Plant

Centrala hidroelectrică
Hydropower Plant
Centrala hidroelectrică
Timisoara, Centrala Hidroelectrica 2018 (1)
Turbojet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
power plant
Current function:
power plant
Address:
Strada Uzinei
Historical Hungarian county:
Temes
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7580035165, 21.2648023393
Google map:

History

It was built between 1906 and 1910 on the banks of the Béga river to provide electricity. It was designed by Székely László, who was the city's chief architect between 1903 and 1922. The Art Nouveau building was equipped with Ganz turbines.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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