House with Iron Axle
1838 (western body)
The House with Iron Axle (Romanian: Casa cu Axă de Fier) is a historical house, listed as a historical monument,[1] in the Cetate district of Timișoara. It consists of two bodies, a 2.5-meter axle being mounted on the corner of the eastern body, hence the name.[2]
History
During the Ottoman rule, the Bastion of the Artillery Arsenal was located in the northeastern part of the fortifications of the Timișoara Fortress.[3] In the northwestern part of the bastion was the Round Tower,[3] which was located exactly where the courtyard of the House with Iron Axle is today.[4] After the conquest of the fortress in 1716 by the Habsburg army under the command of Eugene of Savoy this tower was still used as a powder keg until 1756, when it was demolished.[4]
In 1831 the land was parceled out, and in 1836–1838 there were already the eastern body (part of the building with one floor) at 1 Ion I. C. Brătianu Square, built by architect Anton Schmidt, and the western one (part of the building with two floors) at 1 Țepeș Vodă Square.[4][5]
Between 1863 and 1864, when there was a wave of famine, a canteen for the needy operated in this house, supported by religious organizations and financed by donations.[6]
The entire building was purchased by a company from Timișoara, which built a business center there in 2015.[7]
Architecture
Both bodies are in classicist style and have the ground floor treated as a plinth with bossages. Below the first-floor windows and below the cornice are neo-Romanesque rosettes. The windows are framed by pilasters with Corinthian capitals. Originally, the western body had triangular pediments of classicist style above the windows,[4] but were abandoned during the 2015 restoration, the architect wanting a standardization of the appearance of the two bodies.
A 2.5-meter-long axle is mounted on the corner of the eastern building, which legend says is the axle of the battle chariot with which Eugene of Savoy entered the fortress after its conquest, on 18 October 1716.[8] But it is known that battle chariots were not used in 1716, and Eugene of Savoy entered the conquered fortress on horseback. The axle, too long for a chariot or carriage, is one from an early 19th century heavy artillery piece.[4]
References
- ^ "Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Timiș" (PDF). Direcția Județeană pentru Cultură Timiș. p. 2.
- ^ Ivașcu, Adrian (9 July 2020). "Casa din Timișoara în care e zidit axul de fier de la carul de luptă al prințului Eugeniu de Savoya". Ghidul Banatului.
- ^ a b Capotescu, Valentin (2008). Arhitectura militară bastionară în România. Vol. I: Cetatea Timișoarei. Timișoara: Bastion. p. 92. ISBN 978-973-88780-1-3.
- ^ a b c d e "Cartarea monumentelor istorice din situl urban "Cetatea Timișoara" – cvartal 07". Primăria Municipiului Timișoara.
- ^ Székely, Gabriel (2018). Enciclopedia arhitecților din Banat 1700–1990. Timișoara: Eurostampa. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-606-32-0558-3.
- ^ Kakucs, Lajos. "De la Cantina Săracilor la Căminul de Bătrîni și ajutorarea copiilor evrei din Viena" (PDF).
- ^ Both, Ștefan (29 June 2015). "Renașterea uneia dintre cele mai frumoase case din Timișoara: casa cu axul de fier de la carul prințului Eugeniu de Savoya devine centru de afaceri". Adevărul.
- ^ "Obiecte neobișnuite. Descoperă misterele Timișoarei…". Banatul Azi. 25 September 2016.
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