Archival Documents Regarding the Activity of Architect Etti-Roza (Rozalia) Spirer During the Soviet Period
Archival Documents Regarding the Activity of Architect Etti-Roza (Rozalia) Spirer During the Soviet Period

Summary/Abstract: The first female architect from Bessarabia, Etti-Roza (Rozalia) Spirer has a special page in the culture of our country. As a graduate of the Higher School of Architecture in Bucharest, she worked in the Technical Department of the Town Hall of Bălţi from 1932 to 1940, dealing with the design and construction of residential buildings, educational institutions, public interest buildings, etc. This architect put into practice the Romanian modernist style, creating valuable architectural works, which still do honor to the town of Bălţi today. Since 1944 another stage in the biography of the architect can be seen. In the immediate post-war years, R. Spirer was responsible for the reconstruction of valuable buildings in Chişinău, destroyed during the World War II: the former “Suisse” hotel, the former building of the Land Administration, the Palace of Culture, the “Odeon” cinema, the building of the former Boys’ Gymnasium No. 3, etc. Until 1971 this architect designed the residential blocks, hospitals, polyclinics, clubs, kindergartens, shopping centers and various types of facilities for the capital of the Moldavian SSR. For the first time the authors introduce a series of archival documents relating to the architect’s activity during the Soviet period.

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