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| The Roman-Catholic Dome from "Unirii" Square |
Nicknamed not without reason The Little Vienna, this city is still recovering after decades of neglect towards its architectural treasures - this is the Romanian city with the most Art Nouveau and Secession style buildings. The elegance and grandeur of the palaces downtown have seen their Golden Age before World War II. Hopefully, the city is starting to recover thanks to some important European projects of restoration, given the fact that it will be declared European Cultural Capital in 2021.
We visited Timisoara in January, while the Christmas atmosphere still lingered - the Christmas lights and the skating rink from Liberty Square were still there, along with all the Baroque palaces lit wonderfully by night time. In fact, all the squares - "Unirii", "Liberty", and "Opera" were somehow cast in gold. The ruins and the building sites were hidden in the dark, and you, as a visitor, felt the egotistical desire to look only at the fairy-tale side of the city.
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| The Baroque Palace hosting the Art Museum - "Unirii" Square |
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The Plague Column or the Monument of the Holy Trinity
from "Unirii" Square |
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| The Episcopal Palace |
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| "Unirii" Square |
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| Huniade Castle - hosting the History Museum of Banat Region |
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| Opera Square |
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| Secession Palaces |
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Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral - dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs,
Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom |
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| Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral |
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| Opera Square |
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| Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral |
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| "Liberty" Square |
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| "Liberty" Square |
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| Brück - the gingerbread block recently renovated |
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| The house with monkeys - a palace from the "Fabric" neighborhood |
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| The Millenium Church from "Fabric" Neighborhood |
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| Detail from the house with monkeys |
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| "Unirii" Square |
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| The Baroque Palace - Art Museum |
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Saint George Cathedral or the Roman-Catholic Dome
from "Unirii" Square |
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| The Lutheran Church |
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| Maria Theresia Bastion |
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| Maria Theresia Bastion |
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| Maria Theresia Bastion |
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| Maria Theresia Bastion |
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| Maria Theresia Bastion |
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| Maria Theresia Bastion |
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| The Brewer's Courtyard Pub from Timisoara |
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| "Continental" Hotel |
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| Decebal Bridge |
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| Decebal Bridge |
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| The Millenium Church |
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| The Millenium Church |
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| The Millenium Church |
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| Huniade Castle - The History Museum of Banat Region |
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| Huniade Castle - The History Museum of Banat Region |
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| The Orthodox Cathedral |
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| "Liberty" Square |
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| "Opera" Square |
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| View over Bega River |
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| Huniade Castle |
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| Huniade Castle |
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| Huniade Castle |
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| Huniade Castle |
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| "Unirii" Square |
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| The Orthodox Cathedral |
