Timisoara is a city of extraordinary architecture, spacious squares, and numerous botanical parks. It is full of impressive palaces in Art Nouveau style, as well as religious buildings with an unusual combination of styles: eclectic with neo-Romanesque elements, or baroque with Rococo details. There are several beautiful synagogues, but only one remains functional nowadays.
Catedrala Mitropolitană Ortodoxă
(Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral)
Catedrala Mitropolitană Ortodoxă
(Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral)
Teatrul Național Timișoara
(The National Theater of Timisoara)
In front of the opera house, the famous Romanian revolution began, which eventually overthrew the dictator Ceausescu, marking the end of the 42-year communist era.
Vikarijat srpske pravoslavne crkve ***
(Serbian Orthodox Vicariate)
Piata Unirii & Catedrala Sfântul Gheorghe
(Union Square & The St. George's Cathedral)
Union Square is surrounded by some of the most beautiful buildings in the city, most of which have been freshly renovated. The most impressive is the Roman Catholic cathedral built in the middle of the 18th century and it is a beautiful example of Viennese Baroque architecture. In front of the church is also a pillar, similar to those that can be seen in Italian cities.
Palatul Ştefania
(Stefania palace)
Monumentul Sfintei Maria şi a Sfântului Nepomuk
(Monument St. Mary and St. Ioan Nepomuk)
Liberty square holds the city's most famous Baroque monuments, like the monument to St John Nepomucene & Virgin Mary (1756) by Viennese sculptors Blim and Wasserburger.
Biserica Nașterea Maicii Domnului Iosefin
(Nativity Church)
Biserica Înălțarea Sfintei Cruci Piaristă
(Roman Catholic Church Holy Cross)
Sinagoga din Cetate
(The Stronghold Synagogue)
This beautiful synagogue was built in 1865. It was closed in 1985 due to the reduction of the Jewish population. Now it is used as concert space by Timisoara Philharmony, in exchange for the costs of ongoing restoration.
