Transcript Sights in the Timis County

About the
Timiş is a county in
the western part of Romania,
Timis
County…
in the historical region called Banat. The county seat
is Timişoara. It is the largest county in Romania. The
name of the county comes from the river Timiş,
known in Roman times as river Tibisis or Tibiscus.
The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures Tisa euroregion.This county has a total area of
8,697 km² (3,6% of Romania). It is the largest county
in Romania.In the eastern extremity are the Poiana
Ruscăi Mountains from the Southern Carpathians
group. Elevations decrease to the west, passing
through the Lipova Hills to the Western Romanian
Plain, the eastern part of the Pannonian Plain.The
county is crossed by many rivers, the most important
being the Bega River and the Timiş River.
The Banloc Castle
Dauerbach Palace
Lloyd Palace
The Fabric New Synagogue in Timisoara
Merbl Palace
Szenchenyi Palace
Dejan or Deschan Palace
Saint George’s Cathedral
Weiss Palace
The John Baptist
Wood Church
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Less known in
Timisoara
The New Synagogue of the Fabric district in
Timişoara, is situated in Colonia Street. It is a
Neologue synagogue in the Fabric district of the
Romanian city of Timişoara, in the region of Banat. It
was built when Timişoara was a part of Transylvania
and integrated in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The
style is Neo-Moorish; it remains one of the most
impressive buildings in the city.
The building was designed by the well-known
Hungarian architect Lipot Baumhorn (or Leopold
Baumhorn), based in Budapest, and the construction
itself was under the direction of local contractor Josef
Kremmer. The synagogue's organ was built by a local
master, Leopold Wegenstein. The reputation of the
women's choir survives to this day.
Merbl
Palace
Merbl Palace is a historic
building in Victory Square in
Timisoara. It was built by the
architect Arnold Merbl.
It is situated between the two
Neuhausz Palace .
Deschan
Palace
Dejan or
Deschan Palace was
built in
1735 and belonged to a French family.
Erected in a neoclassical style the building
has three floors, ground and second floors
and is adorned with some facade of
Corinthian columns. The owners were of the
French origin Dejean, but later changed in
to Deschan. Many people associate it with a
Bazaar. After the revolution, the building
has been returned and refurbished by the
current owners. Currently they are within
the commercial areas.
Saint George’s
Cathedral
The
St.George's Cathedral, Timişoara or The Dome
is located in Timişoara, Romania, at Piaţa Unirii, in the
centre of town. The cathedral's foundation stone was
put on 6th of August 1736. It was designed by Joseph
Emanuel Fischer von Erlach from Vienna, then Hans
Lechner continued the building from 1750. It was
finished by two architects from Timişoara, Johann
Theodor Kostka and Carl Alexander Steinlein in 1774.
The Dome was built in Austrian baroque style and it
was dedicated to Saint George, the dioceses patron
saint. The picture located at the high altar was painted
by Michel Angelo Unterberger, the director of fine arts
academy of Vienna, illustrating the patron saint. The
side altars were painted by Johann Nepomuk Schöpf in
1772. The precious oil-lamps were made by Josef Moser.
The organ was made by Leopold Wegenstein, and it
provides an impressive experience for the ears. The
cathedrals bells were renewed in Germany in 1998.
Saint George’s
Cathedral
Lloyd Palace
Lloyd palace is a monumental building
having three floors, placed on Timişoara`s
promenade. It was realized in an eclectic style
with secession influences in 1910-1912 following
Leopold Baumhorn`s plan. On the first floor ran
the
Agricultural
Exchange,
the
Lloyd
Companionship and on the second and third floors
there were apartments. On the ground floor there
was the Lloyd Café, before the war Wien Café, the
meeting place of Timişoara`s elite. Since 1948 it
has become the seat of the rector`s office of the
Polytechnic University from Timişoara; on the
ground floor the Lloyd restaurant operates.
From the former luxury pieces of baseboard,
mirrors, remnants of coloured windows and some
chandeliers are left.
Lloyd Palace
Weiss Palace
Weiss Palace, was built in 1912
and is located in the Republic Avenue.
The building was designed by Arnold
Merbl, and the gable is the result of
Székely László’s efforts. The Weiss
Family produced many well known
personalities in Timisoara that were
doctors
and
businessmen;
this
building’s construction was a profitable
deal for them.
Weiss Palace
Dauerbach
Palace
Dauerbach Palace was built in
1913 for Georg Dauerbach, who in 1911
bought an empty property 1240 square
meters big from the town hall; his aim
was to build a house with places for
rent. The architect of the building was
László Székely, a well known specialist
at that time. The Dauerbach Palace is
one of the many Timisorean buildings
designed by Székely.
Dauerbach Palace
Szvechenyi
Palace
Szechenyi
Palace is a historical
monument which was built between 1900
and 1914 by Szechenyi Society, according
to architect László Székely's plans. It is a
four-level building with balconies and a
tower at its corner. During the December
1989 Revolution, scenes taking place in
front of the Orthodox Cathedral were
recorded from one the windows of the
building; its historical importance is
evident. The palace is located on the Corso
side of Victory Square.
Szechenyi
Palace
Banloc Castle
Banloc Castle is one of the best
known castles in the Banat region.
It’s name means “The Place of the
Master”. The castle was built by
the Karacsonyi family in 1793, in
renaissance style, the shape of a
“U”. Later it become the property
of the Romanian Royal Family.
The Banloc Castle
The John
Baptist Wood
Church
The John Baptist Wood Church was
created in the XVII century. It was first
built on the Mures Valley and then was
brought in Romanesti. It is built of oak
beams that close in a “robin tail”, in shape
of a ship and placed in the village’s
cemetery. It contains icons painted by a an
illiterate peasant a man without school, but
they were modified, keeping the original
style. Since the other one has been built, it
became the church where now take place
the funeral services.
John Baptist
Wood Church