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Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan

Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan rather than just read about it. In short: The Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is a historical monument located in Alba Iulia, Alba County, Romania. Description The Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is located in Alba Iulia on Str.

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Reference excerpt

The Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is a historical monument located in Alba Iulia, Alba County, Romania.

Description

The Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is located in Alba Iulia on Str. Mihai Viteazul ("Michael the Brave Street"), in front of the third gate of the Alba Carolina Citadel. It commemorates the Revolt of 1784–1785 in the Apuseni Mountains, led by the peasants Horea (Vasile Ursu Nicola, 1731–1785), Cloșca (Ion Oarga, 1747–1785) and Crișan (Marcu Giurgiu, 1733–1785), in protest of the poor living and working conditions of feudal serfs in the Principality of Transylvania. The revolt was crushed by Emperor Joseph II, with Horea and Cloșca executed by Hungarian authorities on the breaking wheel in Alba Iulia (then called Gyulafehérvár), and Crișan hanging himself before the execution. The northwest side of the monument faces the Citadel gate and features a tableau of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan. They are flanked by onlookers and greenery that forms a shape reminiscent of the border of Greater Romania. The southeast side of the monument faces the lower town of Alba Iulia and depicts the winged goddess Victoria, holding a wreath in her right hand. At the base of the monument is a jail cell with wrought iron doors, symbolizing the repression of the revolt. The obelisk is approximately 20 metres (66 feet) tall. It is an example of Art Deco architecture and design. As of 2023, the obelisk is tilting; this could be due to the fact that its foundation is made of oak trunks, which may be rotting after almost 90 years.

History The monument was designed by Iosif Fekete, an ethnic Hungarian sculptor from Hunedoara, Romania who had previously designed the Monument to the Heroes of the Air in Bucharest. The architectural elements were designed by Octavian Mihălțan. The monument was inaugurated on 14 October 1937 in the presence of King Carol II and Mihai, Voivode of Alba Iulia (later King Michael I). with some 70,000 people in attendance. The monument is registered on the List of Historical Monuments in Alba County under the LMI Code AB-III-m-B-00401.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan

In research: Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1937, Historic monuments in Alba County, Obelisks in Romania, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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The Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is a historical monument located in Alba Iulia, Alba County, Romania. Description The Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is located in Alba Iulia on Str.

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