Former Piarist Monastery
Original function:
monastery / nunnery / canon's house / provost residence
barracks
court
school
Historical Hungarian county:
Kolozs
GPS coordinates:
46.7671688757, 23.5904963494
History
It was originally built by the Jesuits as a dormitory for noble youths, then after the dissolution of the order, Empress Maria Theresa handed it over to the Piarists. The building was probably completed in 1735, as this date is inscribed above the baroque main gate, alongside the coat of arms of the founders, Báthory István and Count Apor István, and the inscription I(esus)H(ominum)S(alvator) CON(victus) NOB(ilium). In the 18th century, the eastern wing of the dormitory was the first two-storey building in the town.
During the 1848-49 Revolution and War of Independence, it was first used by refugees, then converted into a barracks, and later a military tailor's workshop. The building was left empty around 1860 and after renovation was used by the Royal Transylvanian Court of Justice. From 1866 onwards it was again used as a dormitory.
In 1948, when the Piarist order was dissolved, the building was used by the university as a dormitory and canteen, and later as offices and a doctor's surgery. The former refectory was used as a club room.
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