The Art Museum of Tulcea

The station building was built in 1972, being one of the most special buildings in Tulcea Municipality. It was made according to the plans of the architect Irina Rosetti. Special at Tulcea Train Station is its tri-lobed plan, which takes the directions of the three axes that lead to the building; the river line, the cliff line and the road from the city center. The boat-looking building was conceived as a moor consisting of three arches – three half-boats that give the impression to the passenger on the ship that this building is rotating. The building houses the waiting room, the ticket offices, the information desk, the hand luggage store and the station master's office. The station has 4 lines (about 300 m long each) and 3 platforms. In 1990, passenger trains departing and arriving from here had 11 cars (the Bucharest express) or 9 cars (the personal and Constanta trains). Here you will also be able to admire a beautiful vintage steam locomotive in very good condition.

On the initiative of the local authorities and with the support of the "Heroes' Cult Society", in 1938 a committee headed by Colonel V. I. Rata, prefect of Tulcea and commander of the 33rd Infantry Regiment, was established to build an ossuary "in which to shelter the bones scattered on the camps and cemeteries in Moldova and later those gathered on the battlefields of Dobrogea, Carpathians and Marasesti which will also serve as a symbolic monument for today and future generations", as shown in a report to the royal resident of the Galati Territory, 30 . The exhumation work was done under the care of General Gh. Avramescu, the commander of the 10th Division in which the Tulceans from the 33rd and 73rd Infantry Regiments fought. For a month, the general visited all the places where the remains of Tulcea heroes rested, while the Committee from Tulcea, led by Lt. Col. Vasile I. Rata worked hard to build the ossuary in Tulcea. The ossuary of the heroes was placed in the cemetery of the heroes of the First World War, where the heroes of the Second World War will find their eternal rest. The initiative of placing a carved oak gate at the entrance to the cemetery and a monumental troit belonged to the 33rd Infantry Regiment, which, on October 13, 1934, celebrated half a century of its existence. A significant contribution to the creation of these sculpted works was made by the teaching staff from Tulcea, led by Professor Grigore Musculiu. One of the four wooden troits in the cemetery yard, with the inscription "In memory of our heroes who sacrificed their lives on the altar of the homeland", was executed by Ecaterina Heresteanu, a teacher at the Girls' Industrial High School in Tulcea. The mausoleum was built in 1938 through a contribution of 700,000 lei from the citizens of the city and 1,000 lei from the prefecture. The construction details can be found in the minutes of April 24, 1941 regarding the condition and inventory of the mausoleum: "We N. Mateescu, the Mayor of the city of Tulcea, accompanied by Mr. Captain Bistreanu Ion from the 33rd Dorobanti Regiment and delegate of the Tulcea Garrison and Mr. Ioan Caragheorghe, technical agent at Serv. Communal technical, we went to the Osuarul Eroilor to inventory the state of the mausoleum in accordance with the prescriptions under the head. IV art. 32 of C. art. 34 and 35 of the Law on the Regime of War Memorials and Monuments and I found the following: The Mausoleum in the city of Tulcea, a monumental construction started in 1938 on the initiative of a local committee houses the remains of the Heroes of the 33rd and 73rd Infantry regiments. The mausoleum is built of concrete and brick in the middle of a park with a guard, in front of the troit and a massive portal at the entrance to its park. It is surrounded by a stone fence with concrete columns and iron chains. The bones of the heroes are placed in two side underground crypts, made of stone and concrete, with access doors and openings with windows to the crypts. The Osuarului Chapel, located in the center, has a reinforced concrete tower above it decorated with relief ornaments, and inside, religious oil paintings. Above the crypts, over the concrete floor, the masked tin roof is supported by columns with capitals and decorated with battlements. In general, the building is in perfect condition and is well maintained, and the park is landscaped and cared for.

The Tulcea county library today bears the name of the famous Tulcea poet, of Bulgarian origin, Panait Cerna. It is located in the central area, on Isaccei street, near the Park of Personalities. It has been operating since 1984 in a generous space for a library of county interest, spread over an area of ​​3,500 square meters in total, with three levels, a spiral staircase and an interior garden, plus a book lift. Currently, the library owns over 330,000 library items (books, periodicals, audiovisual and electronic documents, manuscripts, illustrated postcards, other documents), of an encyclopedic nature, organized in usual collections (of home loan sections), basic (for study in the reading rooms) and special ones, intended for conservation, research and documentation (manuscripts, documents from personal archives and correspondence, photographs, bibliophile book, book with autograph and dedications, etc.).

Located on Isaccei Street, in the central area of ​​the city, unfortunately, the House of Culture of the Trade Unions in Tulcea Municipality has not been dedicated only to culture and arts for some time. It is an institution that operates in one of the most important buildings in the city and which, although it was not intended for this purpose by construction, rents its premises to bars, shops, travel agencies and many others. As Tulceni, we hope that this building will also be renovated in the near future and reorganized into something much more beneficial both for the local community and possibly for tourists.

In 1931, the building of the Select Cinema was built on Carol street (currently Strada Gării), according to the plans of the architect G. Alois from Galati, the property of the Scultety brothers in association with the merchant David Feimblat. In 1935, the cinema becomes entirely the business of the Scultety family, through the withdrawal of the partner, who sells his share for the sum of 800 lei. To put the cinema into operation, all the equipment was purchased from the company "S.A. Siewens & Shuckert", the representation of the company "Klang film" in Berlin. The cinema, which had a capacity of 600 seats, was operated by the Scultety brothers even after the nationalization in 1948, through a contract concluded with the town hall. Affected by the earthquake of 1977, the cinema building, renamed "7 Noiembrie", was repaired, during which several changes were made which reduced the number of seats to 380. At the same time, the entrance was moved to the opposite side , on Isaccei street, which had become the central artery of the city. In 1990, the name "Select" was restored. This is where the Oblivion Club currently operates. Photo credit: https://mistereledunarii.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/select-de-tulcea/

The State Fisheries Administration building was erected between 1910-1914 by the entrepreneurs Ștefan Borș and Robert Flamm, at the initiative of Grigore Antipa, becoming one of the most important edifices of the city of Tulcea at the beginning of the 20th century. The building was located in Mircea cel Bătrân Square, on a plot of land owned by Tulcea City Hall which, in exchange for Ciuperca Lake, gave it to the Ministry of Agriculture and Domains, enriching the architectural framework of the old cultural-administrative center. Since 1948, the Tulcea Regional Fisheries Inspectorate and the "Compescaria" State Company have operated in the building, which took over the duties of the State Fisheries Administration for commercialization and industrialization of fish, and later the Central Danube Delta. Until recently, this beautiful building housed a night club, but currently the location is devoid of activity.

The building that once housed the former Teodorof "Cireșica" sausage factory has a long history, which dates back to March 1879. In that year, this building housed the headquarters of the Ottoman Consulate in Tulcea, and the first Ottoman consul in the history of the city was housed here - Paul Naum Efendi. The choice of a building to house the Ottoman Consulate was not easy because it had to be in a considered "relatively" neutral area of ​​the city, which was free of arrogance, but with a wall and was accessible to the Turkish community. The building once housed the acaretres of the Tulcean defterdar, and at that time it was a one-story house with wooden and glass balconies, something very beautiful and eye-catching. The door of the building was a monumental gate, a true work of art typical of Ottoman, of which the stone masonry foundation with sand and hydraulic lime is still preserved today. In 1902, Paul Naum Efendi is replaced by Dimitraki Teododosyadi Efendi, who lasts as consul until the beginning of the First World War. He is also the one who completely restores the appearance of the building. For the facade of the building, he hired a Levantine craftsman, a specialist in combining several architectural styles (neoclassical, baroque, Ottoman Gothic). All these changes take place around 1913, when the building becomes a reference for the whole city. After the end of the First World War, the building had several owners. The last was Fany Ellman before the state confiscated the building and gave it to Societe Anonime Române "Prague", which made sausages and canned meat. In Tulcea, this society was represented by Ioan and Virginia Teodoru. In 1948, the building that had been transformed into a factory was nationalized and would receive the name "Dolphin", but the most beautiful house in Tulcea would become, in 1949, a neighborhood pub, when it would also receive the name "Cireșica". which will remain in the collective mind for a long time. After the Revolution of 1989, the house was rented to a refrigeration equipment repair company, then it was sold to the tenant for 149,000 lei. It eventually ended up in the property of a real estate developer from Tulcea who took no action to repair or restore it. During all this time, the building has been constantly deteriorating. In November 2020, the "Cireșica" House was bought by Ion Luchian out of a desire to be rehabilitated. Credits: https://dobrogealive.ro/o-cladire-monument-istoric-din-tulcea-va-fi-restaurata-istoria-tumultoasa-a-casei-ciresica/

The building on Progresului str. (formerly Sf. Nicolae str., at no. 14, corner with Ștefan cel Mare str., at no. 4), which was located at the beginning of the century 20th in the ownership of Haim and David Feimblat, it was intended for housing on the first floor and commercial space on the ground floor, an organization preserved even after nationalization. The stores "La Brăileanul" and S.A. operated here over time. The sole - for shoes, "La Rampa Podgorenilor" - for drinks, the mixed trade of the OCL, but also the workshops of the Unirea Cooperative. Source of information and photos: https://mistereledunarii.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/casa-fantomelor-de-spioni/

Dobrogean College of "Spiru Haret" is the oldest secondary/high school institution in Tulcea county. The institution was founded on November 14, 1883 as "The Royal High School for Boys". In 1897 it turned into a high school. The first headquarters of the Gymnasium was the building built between 1864-1867 by Ahmed Rezim Pasha, the mutesharif of Tulcea district. The building was located a little below the current building C of the high school. In 1902, Spiru C. Haret, the Minister of Public Instruction, signs the act that mentions the construction works of the first premises of the first secondary school in Dobrogea. In the period 1925-1926, from the public collection initiated by Constantin Motomancea (the director of the high school at the time), the current north body of the building was built, with C. Hârjeu as architect. Between 1926-1927, the central body was built, according to the plans of the architect Gh. Brătescu. Between 1970-1971, the south wing of the high school was also built. It is good to know that in the years 1903-1941 the institution was called "Prince Carol High School". In 1971, it was named after the illustrious mathematician and Minister of Education Spiru Haret. Since 1996, the high school has been called Dobrogean College "Spiru Haret", being one of the most impressive buildings in the entire Tulcea Municipality.