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Paolo Santini de Duccio. The Huniade Castle ( Romanian: Castelul Huniade; Hungarian: Hunyadi-kastély; German: Schloss Hunyadi) is the oldest monument in Timișoara, Romania, built between 1443 and 1447 by John Hunyadi and Paolo Santini de Duccio over the old royal castle dating from the 14th century (built during the reign of Charles I Robert ...
Timișoara (UK: / ˌ t ɪ m ɪ ˈ ʃ w ɑːr ə /, US: / ˌ t iː m iː-/, Romanian: [t i m i ˈ ʃ o̯a r a] ⓘ; German: Temeswar pronounced [ˈtɛmɛʃvaːɐ̯] ⓘ, also Temeschwar or Temeschburg; Hungarian: Temesvár pronounced [ˈtɛmɛʃvaːr] ⓘ; Serbian: Темишвар, romanized: Temišvar; see other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social ...
1883 – June 5: The Orient Express Train is launched, passing through Banat: Szeged – Kikinda – Jimbolia –Timișoara– Caransebeş – Orşova. 1886 – Set up of the "Ambulance" service of Timișoara. This is the first ambulance station in Hungary and today Romania. 1891 – The first permanent museum is opened in Timișoara.
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]
Timișoara Fortress ( Latin: Castrum Temesiensis, Castrum Temesvariensis, Hungarian: Temesvári vár, Turkish: Temeşvar Kalesi, German: Festung Temeswar, Romanian: Cetatea Timișoara) is a historical fortress in western Romania around which the town of Timișoara was built. It is presumed that there was an earlier earthworks fortification ...
Baroque Palace, Timișoara. / 45.75722°N 21.22917°E / 45.75722; 21.22917. 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 ...
The Orthodox Cathedral ( Romanian: Catedrala Ortodoxă ), also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral ( Romanian: Catedrala Mitropolitană ), is a Romanian Orthodox church in Timișoara. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishopric of Timișoara and the Metropolis of Banat. It is dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory ...
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.