Autor principal: arh. Radu GOLUMBA (STUDIO ARCA) + arh. Șerban STURDZA (PRODID) Coautori: arh. Mihaela RUSULEȚ, arh. Luminița PASCU, arh. Daniel URSU, arh. Alexandra STAN, arh. Lucian CĂRĂBAȘ, arh. Andrei SIMONESCU, arh. Ligia GHERMAN, arh. Cristian MOȚIU, arh. Doina STURDZA, arh. Dan CIOCLU, arh. Ioana CIOCLU, arh. Mika NILICH, arh. Ovidiu SERGHE, arh. Daria PETRAȘCU, arh. Mihnea TUDOR, arh. Ruxandra VASILE Colaboratori arhitectură: arh. Felix PANTALICI, arh. Florin GHERMAN, arh. Claudiu OPRIȚA, arh. Alex BARBU, stud. arh. Adela MUSTAȚĂ, stud. arh. Alexandru TUDOROIU Colaboratori specialități: peisag. Nicolas TRIBOI, peisag. Andrei CONDOROȘ, ing. Cornel FARCAȘ, ing. Sergiu TAMAȘ “Any reform of the city must be done with moderation, a virtue that is called upon to reconcile and harmonize the diverse interests and opinions of society, which are and will always remain varied, multifaceted, and complex, impossible to bring to a common denominator.” – In Praise of Moderation – A. Craiutu on E. Burke The known history of the place begins in 1307 when Charles Robert of Anjou decided to build the first stone fortification and a castle on the site of the current Huniade Castle. Since then, the citadel between the marsh lands has been periodically destroyed by earthquakes and sieges but always rebuilt and expanded. After the demolition of obsolete fortifications at the end of the 19th century, at the beginning of the 20th century, the esplanade in front of the Petrovaradin Gate became the most important area for extra-mural development, partly due to the existence of the Theater building (Opera – Palace of Culture). Between 1910 and 1913, all the buildings of the western flank (Corso) and the Löffler Palace on the eastern side (Surogat) of what would become Franz Josef Boulevard were constructed. The space was immediately adopted as the new “center” of the city. Between 1936 and 1941, the Metropolitan Cathedral was built, closing the boulevard on the south side and defining the current space of Victory Square, which today is part of Timisoara’s pedestrian system, oriented North-South, traversing a wide variety of urban structures and functions. The square has two distinct components: Opera Square and Corso.