The Business High School, "Constantin Diaconovici Loga"
                   and "Carmen Silva"  High Schools



      Close to the Cathedral, at the intersection of boulevards
   Victory s and Polytechnic, there is the "Capitol" movie theater,
   built by J. Steiner company, between 1929-1930, after the plans
   of the architect Duiliu Marcu, modernized in 1972 by the
   architect Serban Sturdza, housing today also the "Banat"
   Philharmonic. In the small park on the front of the theater,
   there is the bust of the great Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu.

      On the other side of the street, is rising majestically the
   edifice of the City Hall of the town of Timisoara; this building
   was for 20 years the residence of the Business High School.  The
   foundation brick was laid in 1914, but given the hard financial
   conditions combined with the first World War, the building was
   done in 1925, and the exterior was finished four years later, in
   1929. This is a product of the Romanian architectural style,
   having wide eaves and a tower on the roof, the ornaments
   abounding in motifs of the local art. The building was destined
   for the local administration from 1946.
   The history of this edifice takes us back in time, in the year
   1838, when in Timisoara was inaugurated a one year private
   course, "Business Course" ("Curs Comercial), conducted by Franz
   Stiben, the teaching language being the German. In 1841, the
   course was prolonged at two years, having the name of
   "Professional Business school"; in 1844, the course became
   public, and Franz Wiessner introduced the French language for
   study, and prolonged it at three years.  Wiessner opened, in
   lieu of the old course, an elementary business, introducing
   another discipline for study, the Hungarian language, the
   teaching language being still the German. 1895 is the year when
   the school received the rank of business high school, becoming
   public state school in 1899; its first principal was Johann
   Pfeiffer. In 1919, the Romanian Government took over the school;
   the school kept its local status until 1922; after this year its
   administration was taken over by the Department of Education.
   The Stiben and Wiessner schools did not have their own
   residence; at the beginning, the courses were taking place in
   private homes, from 1899, in elementary and middle schools from
   the City, then, in 1919, when the first story of the new
   building was ready, but had a provisory roof, moved here until
   the ending of the construction, in 1925.

      On the Victory s Boulevard (today C.D. Loga), at number 37,
   there is the building of "Constantin Diaconovici Loga" High
   School; the building, done between 1902-1903 after the plans of
   the architect Ignatz Alpar, meant to be a public high school,
   because at that time the Piaristic High School was extra
   crowded. The building is a successful representation of the
   Viennese baroc, having an exemplary symmetry and very well
   balanced proportions. It has three stories; the windows from the
   second story have the fronton border in baroc style; the third
   story windows end with an arch [33]. The administration of the
   town gave away the land and offered yearly scholarships to help
   poor students. Not far from this public formerly boys high
   school, mix today, was built between 1903-1904 a public high
   school for girls (at number 45 today), named then Carmen Silva
   (the literary pseudonym of queen Elisabeth) called today Eftimie
   Murgu after the great 1848 Romanian revolutionary from the
   Country of Almaj (Tara Almajului). This edifice received also
   the land from the administration of the town; its constructions
   plans were signed by the architects Leopold Baumhorn and Jakob
   Klelin; the construction was done by Karl Hart. The
   architectural multifunctional complex comprises two main
   buildings and a liaison wing.
      The complex has three stories; one of the main buildings is
   the school; the other one is the dorm; the style is English Neo
   Gothic. The main buildings have gates reminding Gothic cathedral
   entrances. The main building has a festivity room with big
   Gothic arched windows; it has, also, on the fronton, on top of
   the entrance niche, three small Gothic arched windows; it is
   ornated with Gothic motifs, lilies being in abundance.
      On the same boulevard, at number 43-45, there is the center
   for therapy. It has to be mentioned that besides traditional
   therapies, like, sonic, ionic and chemical message, the geo-
   thermal water is used to treat different ailments. The water is
   pumped, from a depth of 1200 meters, and a temperature of
   52=B0C, into the pools, at 36=B0C; about 500 patients are
   benefiting daily the effects of this water. It is said this
   spring has the same chemical content and curative effect with
   the springs from other renown baths from Romania like Baile
   Herculane, Ocna Sibiului, Bazna and Govora.