Alexandru Papiu Ilarian National College

During World War I, most of the school was used as a military hospital, with classes held on part of the upper story.

[1] Inspired by the Soviet educational system, the early communist authorities imposed drastic changes on the school, for example eliminating Latin, logic, sociology and religion as subjects.

[1] In front of the main entrance, there is a bust of Alexandru Papiu Ilarian, for whom the school is named.

[2] It spent World War II in a corner of the Aiud high school yard,[1] and was not unveiled again in its original location until 1957.

[3] The building as well as the bust are listed as historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.