arch.

Silvia Ileana Costiuc, The Post-Graduate Program for

Restoration of Monuments, Ensembles, and Sites, University of Architecture and
Urbanism Ion Mincu Bucureti, Romnia.



Culas in Oltenia

Fortification units in the Xviii century in the Principallity of valachia


CNHC 2011





Thanks to lect. Dr. Arch. Mihai Opreanu, U.A.U.I.M. Bucharest

tefan Mnciulescu profesor at Ecole de Chaillot, Paris, chief architect of Historical
Monuments for the department of Corrze - Haute, Loire, Frana

and

Stefano DAvino profesor at The University G. DAnnunzio in Chieti-Pescara

The Cula in Groerea Voinescu 1908, Illustration 8
The Cula in Lupoaia igara-Samurca 1909
The Cula in Cernateti Atanasescu, 1974
Culas in Oltenia photos from monumenteromania.ro and Silvia Costiuc
The conflicts of the society and the weapons used 1700 - 1800
The Baba Vida medieval fortress in Vidin Specht plan in 1790
Disposition of the culas in Oltenia
The synthesis of the research. Disposition, visibility, network
A network of culas in Oltenia on the river courses
The strategic signalisation chain Culas, watchtowers and monastery towers
Brabova Hotrani Govora foto monumenteromania.ro
The cula from Mldreti. Visibility foto Silvia Costiuc 2010

The cula in Groerea, Romania and Theti, Albania Balkans
The similarities with other types of architecture
Peasant houses, manors and monastery towers
A peasant cula in Comneti
By Andrei Pnoiu
The manor from Coofeni
Bal 1954
The manor from Glogova
Foto monumenteromania.ro
A wooden cula in Erceea
By Andrei Pnoiu
The pinacle at the peasant houses
Stahl 1957
The typologies the table - Silvia Costiuc, photos monumenteromania.ro
The Culas in Mldreti Mendrea 1966
1. The new cula Duca
2. The old cula Greceanu
3. The church
4. The manor built in the XXth century
5. The fountain
6. Manor from the xxth century
The Cula in Groerea site plan by Astrid de Largentage 2010
The cula Greceanu and the church in Mldreti Mendrea1966
The masonry. Case study Groerea
Brick dimensions 5,5 x 13 x 27 cm. Walls 65 100 cm

Photo by Silvia Costiuc. Groerea drawing made by the students during the French-Romanian workshop, 2010-2011,
academical restoration project Culas from Oltenia, between the West University of Timioara and the School of Chaillot,
Paris. Project coordinated by tefan Mnciulescu. Ghika Budeti 1936.
The carpentry. Case study Groerea

Photos by Silvia Costiuc. Peasant cellar dor sketch SIlvia Costiuc. Groerea roof plan - drawing made by the students
during the French-Romanian workshop, 2010-2011, academical restoration project Culas from Oltenia, between the
West University of Timioara and the School of Chaillot, Paris. Project coordinated by tefan Mnciulescu. Bal 1954
The veranda
Atanasescu 1974
Photos by Silvia Costiuc.
Interior fountains, secret rooms, heating, furniture, decorations

Plan of Curtioara - Ghika Budeti 1936.
Section of the cula in Groerea - Janeke 1918
Photos by Silvia Costiuc.
Cula in iacu 1995 Machat, 1995 2010 foto: monumenteromania.ro