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The Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace (Romanian: Palatul Episcopal Romano-Catolic) is a historical monument in Timișoara, Romania. It was built between 1743 and 1752, the building being donated to the Diocese of Timișoara by Empress Maria Theresa. From 1783, the building became the permanent residence of the Catholic bishop.
Union Square ( Romanian: Piața Unirii ), also known as Dome Square ( Romanian: Piața Domului ), is the oldest square in Timișoara. [1] It was named in honor of the Romanian troops that entered Timișoara on 3 August 1919 and established the Romanian administration, thus finalizing the union of Banat with Romania. [2]
The St. George Cathedral ( Romanian: Catedrala Sf. Gheorghe ), colloquially known as the Roman Catholic Dome ( Romanian: Domul Romano-Catolic ), is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara and one of the city's landmarks. The cathedral is dedicated to St. George and was built between 1736 and 1774.
The Victory Square (Romanian: Piața Victoriei), known until 1990 as the Opera Square (Romanian: Piața Operei), is the central square of Timișoara. It is the place where Timișoara was proclaimed on 20 December 1989 the first city free of communism in Romania. [3] It was a main boulevard, transformed into a square after the closure of the ...
Timișoara (UK: / ˌ t ɪ m ɪ ˈ ʃ w ɑːr ə /, [10] US: / ˌ t iː m iː-/, [11] Romanian: [t i m i ˈ ʃ o̯a r a] ⓘ; German: Temeswar [ˈtɛmɛʃvaːɐ̯] ⓘ, also Temeschwar or Temeschburg; [12] Hungarian: Temesvár [ˈtɛmɛʃvaːr] ⓘ; Serbian: Темишвар, romanized: Temišvar; see other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and ...
Liberty Square (Romanian: Piața Libertății), formerly known as Parade Square (Romanian: Piața de Paradă) or Prince Eugene Square (Romanian: Piața Prințul Eugen), is an urban square in Timișoara. It is the second-oldest square of the former fortress of Timișoara. It got its current name during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848–1849 ...
The Romanian National Opera ( Romanian: Opera Națională Română) is a public opera and ballet institution in Timișoara, Romania. Subordinated to the Ministry of Culture, it is one of the four national opera companies of Romania. [ 1] The Romanian National Opera was established by royal decree no. 254 of 30 March 1946, issued by King Michael I.
Baroque Palace, Timișoara. The Baroque Palace (Romanian: Palatul Baroc) is a monumental palace in the historic centre of the Romanian city of Timișoara. One of the representative buildings of 18th-century Timișoara, the Baroque Palace today houses the city's National Museum of Art (Romanian: Muzeul Național de Artă).