1947–1989: Socialist classicism thumb|upright|Opened in 1971, Continental Hotel is the first high-rise building in Timișoara. During the communist period, like other cities in Romania, Timișoara strictly followed the Soviet style. The architects did not have creative freedom, because the ministry imposed a firm control and an austerity regime, with small budgets. The evolution of the postwar architecture of the city was strongly influenced by the activity of the architect Hans Fackelmann, who designed, among others, the West University, one of the first modern constructions in Romania and the Ion Vidu National Art College.
1947–1989: Socialist classicism thumb|upright|Opened in 1971, Continental Hotel is the first high-rise building in Timișoara. During the communist period, like other cities in Romania Timișoara strictly followed the Soviet style. The architects did not have creative freedom, because the ministry imposed a firm control and an austerity regime, with small budgets. The evolution of the postwar architecture of the city was strongly influenced by the activity of the architect Hans Fackelmann, who designed, among others, the West University, one of the first modern constructions in Romania ,and the Ion Vidu National Art College.