Revitalization and improving public access to the southern tower of the Medieval Roman Catholic Cathedral in Alba Iulia

Project Promoter: Roman Catholic Archbishopric Of Alba Iulia
Project Partner: Teleki László Foundation Budapest, Hungary
Project duration: 14 months, but no later than 30th April 2016
Total project amount: RON 373,875.60, i.e. EUR 84,438.23
Grant amount: RON 336,488.04, i.e. EUR 75,994.40

The medieval Church of St. Michael in Alba Iulia is of a significant cultural, spiritual and historic importance. In the 11th century the construction of the first cathedral in Alba Iulia begins. In the 12th -13th century on the site of the old cathedral a second cathedral is built, at present this is the most representative ecclesiastical building of South-East Europe. In the last decade ample restoration works were undertaken of the Lászai Chapel, the Sanctuary, the transept and the façade of the cathedral.

The general objective of the project is enabling public access (including disabled people) into the heritage site – The southern tower of the Saint Michael Cathedral in Alba Iulia (AB-II-m-A-00129) and capitalizing on it by including it in the touristic circuit, through the restoration and refurnishing of this heritage site.

Specific objectives:

• restoring and refurnishing the interior of the southern tower;
• enabling public access to the Cathedral, including disabled access with a special elevator;
• developing the attractiveness of the heritage site and creating an exhibition space;
• organizing an exhibition to present the process and results of the restoration works of the Saint Michael Cathedral in Alba Iulia and the archbishopric palace, exhibiting the significant objects of the patrimony of the Roman Catholic archbishopric, which are representative for the Romano Catholic religion in Transylvania

Project news

• Press release regarding finalizing the revitalization of the southern tower of the Medieval Roman Catholic Cathedral in Alba Iulia

Progress

APRIL 2016

DECEMBER 2015

SEPTEMBER 2015

IMPACT

• The retrospective of the restoration works of the southern tower of the Medieval Roman Catholic Cathedral in Alba Iulia (video)