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Black Eagle Palace

The Black Eagle Palace can certainly be considered one of the landmarks of Oradea. Built in the Secession style at the beginning of the 20th century and located right in the centre of the town, the Black Eagle Palace impresses with its imposing clock tower and its beautifully crafted stained glass. The stained glass is of the representative black eagle, hence the name of the impressive building. The Palace was built with the purpose of a multifunctional place, with interior passages covered by glass. Throughout time, the Palace hosted a casino, a hotel, many restaurants and cafes. The Black Eagle Palace remained up until today a social place which was very frequently visited due its restaurants, cafes and clubs.

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Black Eagle Palace

20 locals recommend

The Black Eagle Palace can certainly be considered one of the landmarks of Oradea. Built in the Secession style at the beginning of the 20th century and located right in the centre of the town, the Black Eagle Palace impresses with its imposing clock tower and its beautifully crafted stained glass. The stained glass is of the representative black eagle, hence the name of the impressive building. The Palace was built with the purpose of a multifunctional place, with interior passages covered by glass. Throughout time, the Palace hosted a casino, a hotel, many restaurants and cafes. The Black Eagle Palace remained up until today a social place which was very frequently visited due its restaurants, cafes and clubs.

Turnul Primariei station

Address: Oradea, Piata Unirii. No.1-2 The Tourist Information Center in the City Hall Tower of Oradea is the first tourist information point in Oradea created after 1989. The City Hall Tower is located in the wing of the building facing the Tudor Vladimirescu street and has a height of about 50 m. It has four main levels, three for panorama purpose. In the Fist Level is the horologe mechanism – called “mother clock”. The Clock at the highest altitude, plays at fixed hours the “March of Iancu” and it was built in the early twentieth century, in 1904 by a watchmaker named Mezey Dezső. Currently the clock from The City Hall Tower is cared for by Csaba Sándor Nagy. Thanks to him, the operation mode of the clock has changed since 1992. If until 1992 inertia from the weight worked the clock and the pendulum, the pendulum is now electronically controlled, resulting movements of the axles and gears to his pointers dials. The clock consists of four parts – the dials, located at the top on each side of the lens. The dial in front, facing the river Criş, was made of thick glass, named glass of milk and had rear illumination. After the war, in 1944, the front dial was changed and the glass replaced with a sheet of tin, as was done for the other quadrants. The clock has survived two world wars, and the roof and wall of the tower survived two fires, the first in 1917 and the second in 1944. The clock face retains even today the bullet holes from the war in 1944. Level II presents a panorama from 33.85 m. In the ” File of Bihor’s firefighters history ” Volume II, published in 2001, was stated that in 1904, the point of observation for city fires moves to the new building of the Town Hall tower, announcing with the knocking on the bell, according to the area where the fire started – 2 beats New Town, West Olosig (ret) 3 beats, 4 beats Olosig East, Velenta 5 beats and Velenta South 6 beats. On the observation tower, in the daytime there was a red flag on the direction of the fire, and a electric reflector at night. The third level, at 40.25 m, on the balcony parapet are mounted more functional huge hammers that beat three times every quarter of an hour. The forth level enables detailed observation of the landmarks in the downtown area with a telescope. Access to this level can be achieved in a number of maximum of 5 persons due to space limitation.

Turnul Primariei station

Address: Oradea, Piata Unirii. No.1-2 The Tourist Information Center in the City Hall Tower of Oradea is the first tourist information point in Oradea created after 1989. The City Hall Tower is located in the wing of the building facing the Tudor Vladimirescu street and has a height of about 50 m. It has four main levels, three for panorama purpose. In the Fist Level is the horologe mechanism – called “mother clock”. The Clock at the highest altitude, plays at fixed hours the “March of Iancu” and it was built in the early twentieth century, in 1904 by a watchmaker named Mezey Dezső. Currently the clock from The City Hall Tower is cared for by Csaba Sándor Nagy. Thanks to him, the operation mode of the clock has changed since 1992. If until 1992 inertia from the weight worked the clock and the pendulum, the pendulum is now electronically controlled, resulting movements of the axles and gears to his pointers dials. The clock consists of four parts – the dials, located at the top on each side of the lens. The dial in front, facing the river Criş, was made of thick glass, named glass of milk and had rear illumination. After the war, in 1944, the front dial was changed and the glass replaced with a sheet of tin, as was done for the other quadrants. The clock has survived two world wars, and the roof and wall of the tower survived two fires, the first in 1917 and the second in 1944. The clock face retains even today the bullet holes from the war in 1944. Level II presents a panorama from 33.85 m. In the ” File of Bihor’s firefighters history ” Volume II, published in 2001, was stated that in 1904, the point of observation for city fires moves to the new building of the Town Hall tower, announcing with the knocking on the bell, according to the area where the fire started – 2 beats New Town, West Olosig (ret) 3 beats, 4 beats Olosig East, Velenta 5 beats and Velenta South 6 beats. On the observation tower, in the daytime there was a red flag on the direction of the fire, and a electric reflector at night. The third level, at 40.25 m, on the balcony parapet are mounted more functional huge hammers that beat three times every quarter of an hour. The forth level enables detailed observation of the landmarks in the downtown area with a telescope. Access to this level can be achieved in a number of maximum of 5 persons due to space limitation.

Episcopal palace, Oradea

THE BAROQUE PALACE (Şirul Canonicilor Street) was built between 1761 and 1777. It is part of the same architectural complex and is, again, the work of the Viennese architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt. After the cornerstone was set on May 23rd 1762, the work took place under the supervision of the Austrian construction engineer Johann Michael Neumann. The palace building is distinguished by its exterior monumentality and its interior grandeur. It is shaped as a giant U, its facade is 102.3 m wide, and its lateral wings are 25 m long. The style used in its design is a French import, via Austria, namely the French Palatine Baroque, also known as “cour d’honneur”. There are 282 windows on the three floors of the building. It is notable that, although this palace did not entirely follow the initial designs, which would have increased its architectural value, it is the most important and extensive Baroque project in our country and, probably, in SE Europe.

Episcopal palace, Oradea

Strada Muzeului

THE BAROQUE PALACE (Şirul Canonicilor Street) was built between 1761 and 1777. It is part of the same architectural complex and is, again, the work of the Viennese architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt. After the cornerstone was set on May 23rd 1762, the work took place under the supervision of the Austrian construction engineer Johann Michael Neumann. The palace building is distinguished by its exterior monumentality and its interior grandeur. It is shaped as a giant U, its facade is 102.3 m wide, and its lateral wings are 25 m long. The style used in its design is a French import, via Austria, namely the French Palatine Baroque, also known as “cour d’honneur”. There are 282 windows on the three floors of the building. It is notable that, although this palace did not entirely follow the initial designs, which would have increased its architectural value, it is the most important and extensive Baroque project in our country and, probably, in SE Europe.

Moskovits Palace

MOSKOVITS MIKSA PALACE (Trajan Park, No. 4), placed opposite of the Apollo palace, it was built to the plans of the same architect, between 1904 and 1905. It is yet another sample of the remarkable appetite Rimánoczy had for the German branch of art-deco, the „Munich secession style”, the so-called Lilienstil. In its construction, for the first time in Oradea, “prefabricated” materials were used, namely concrete slabs with metallic structure. It is highly ornamented with vegetal-symbolic motifs, with perfect mastery of curves and with remarkably well-crafted Secession hardware. Plant motifs are predominant, flowers with long, curved stems, which we encounter in all decorated elements. On the ground floor, vegetal ornaments are placed under the bay windows, on consoles, around grated openings.

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Moskovits Palace

Calea Republicii

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MOSKOVITS MIKSA PALACE (Trajan Park, No. 4), placed opposite of the Apollo palace, it was built to the plans of the same architect, between 1904 and 1905. It is yet another sample of the remarkable appetite Rimánoczy had for the German branch of art-deco, the „Munich secession style”, the so-called Lilienstil. In its construction, for the first time in Oradea, “prefabricated” materials were used, namely concrete slabs with metallic structure. It is highly ornamented with vegetal-symbolic motifs, with perfect mastery of curves and with remarkably well-crafted Secession hardware. Plant motifs are predominant, flowers with long, curved stems, which we encounter in all decorated elements. On the ground floor, vegetal ornaments are placed under the bay windows, on consoles, around grated openings.

The Roman-Catholic Cathedral

Architecture – Baroque Style Built – 1751-1779 Architect – Franz Anton Hillebrandt The Roman-Catholic Cathedral ‘The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary’ is located on the Şirul Canonicilor Street, inside the Baroque Complex Park, where one can also find the Roman-Catholic Bishopric Palace, and it represents the fourth Diocese of the Roman-Catholic denomination in Oradea. Access to this house of worship is either through the main gate of the Baroque Complex, or through the gate that leads to the nave of the church. The building is the work of Franz Anton Hillebrandt, an architect from Vienna who accepted the proposal of bishop Paulus Forgács to design it. What is interesting to mention is that from 1750 until 1st May 1752 when the foundation was laid, the Austrian architect’s name was ubiquitous, but from this moment on, it disappeared only to be replaced by that of Italian constructor Giovanni Battista Ricca.

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The Roman-Catholic Cathedral

2 Strada Șirul Canonicilor

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Architecture – Baroque Style Built – 1751-1779 Architect – Franz Anton Hillebrandt The Roman-Catholic Cathedral ‘The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary’ is located on the Şirul Canonicilor Street, inside the Baroque Complex Park, where one can also find the Roman-Catholic Bishopric Palace, and it represents the fourth Diocese of the Roman-Catholic denomination in Oradea. Access to this house of worship is either through the main gate of the Baroque Complex, or through the gate that leads to the nave of the church. The building is the work of Franz Anton Hillebrandt, an architect from Vienna who accepted the proposal of bishop Paulus Forgács to design it. What is interesting to mention is that from 1750 until 1st May 1752 when the foundation was laid, the Austrian architect’s name was ubiquitous, but from this moment on, it disappeared only to be replaced by that of Italian constructor Giovanni Battista Ricca.

Oradea Fortress

With a history of almost 1000 years, Oradea Fortress has every asset to become a first rate tourist attraction, not only for the city on the banks of the Crișul Repede River, but also for the western region of Romania, and, in a wider sense, for the central-eastern-European area. Its historic past, architecture, the stories and legends about certain events which left their mark on its existence, all of these converge to give it a note of attractiveness and originality coveted by many other monuments. Oradea Fortress, the cradle, the core out of which the city known as Oradea Mare, Nagyvárad or Grosswardein grew is a reference point for the urban development and history of this area. Ever since its beginnings, the Oradea Fortress was the polarizing nucleus for the settlements of the area, by concentrating the political, military, administrative, judicial and religious functions within its walls. It constituted an important religious center after the canonization, in 1192, of the founder of the Oradea diocese as Saint Ladislaus the Thaumaturge, becoming during the 13th and 14th Centuries a pilgrimage spot on par with any other in Europe. The active involvement of the bishops in its development and its effervescent cultural life transformed the Oradea Fortress of the 15th Century in one of the most important centers of Humanism and the Renaissance in Central-Eastern Europe. A great library functioned here, with books brought over from the whole of Italy, a Literarum asylum, meeting place for the great humanist scholars of the age, an astronomic observatory (Georg Peuerbach and his illustrious Tabulas Varadiensis, those which establish the Prime Meridian of maps in Oradea, for several centuries), as well as a Catholic Chapter school, where the great humanist scholar Nicolaus Olahus studied. The Oradea Fortress was also, for 203 years, the primary reference point, the Prime Meridian for the making of maps which helped make great geographical discoveries. This meridian passed through the fortress. Its localization here was established by the Austrian physicist Georg von Peuerbach, at the request of the great humanist and bishop of Oradea between 1445 and 1465), John Vitéz of Zredna.

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Oradea Fortress

44 locals recommend

With a history of almost 1000 years, Oradea Fortress has every asset to become a first rate tourist attraction, not only for the city on the banks of the Crișul Repede River, but also for the western region of Romania, and, in a wider sense, for the central-eastern-European area. Its historic past, architecture, the stories and legends about certain events which left their mark on its existence, all of these converge to give it a note of attractiveness and originality coveted by many other monuments. Oradea Fortress, the cradle, the core out of which the city known as Oradea Mare, Nagyvárad or Grosswardein grew is a reference point for the urban development and history of this area. Ever since its beginnings, the Oradea Fortress was the polarizing nucleus for the settlements of the area, by concentrating the political, military, administrative, judicial and religious functions within its walls. It constituted an important religious center after the canonization, in 1192, of the founder of the Oradea diocese as Saint Ladislaus the Thaumaturge, becoming during the 13th and 14th Centuries a pilgrimage spot on par with any other in Europe. The active involvement of the bishops in its development and its effervescent cultural life transformed the Oradea Fortress of the 15th Century in one of the most important centers of Humanism and the Renaissance in Central-Eastern Europe. A great library functioned here, with books brought over from the whole of Italy, a Literarum asylum, meeting place for the great humanist scholars of the age, an astronomic observatory (Georg Peuerbach and his illustrious Tabulas Varadiensis, those which establish the Prime Meridian of maps in Oradea, for several centuries), as well as a Catholic Chapter school, where the great humanist scholar Nicolaus Olahus studied. The Oradea Fortress was also, for 203 years, the primary reference point, the Prime Meridian for the making of maps which helped make great geographical discoveries. This meridian passed through the fortress. Its localization here was established by the Austrian physicist Georg von Peuerbach, at the request of the great humanist and bishop of Oradea between 1445 and 1465), John Vitéz of Zredna.

Darvas- La Roche House

• Description: Constructed in the early 20th century in Viennese Secession style. • Features: Displays period furniture, paintings, and decorative pieces. • Location: On Calea Republicii. • Significance: Reflects the lifestyle of the original owners with neo-Rococo-style furniture.

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Darvas- La Roche House

11 Strada Iosif Vulcan

13 locals recommend

• Description: Constructed in the early 20th century in Viennese Secession style. • Features: Displays period furniture, paintings, and decorative pieces. • Location: On Calea Republicii. • Significance: Reflects the lifestyle of the original owners with neo-Rococo-style furniture.

Piața Ferdinand

• Rating: Recently renovated with impressive historical buildings. • Location: A few steps from Piața Unirii. • Features: Teatrul ”Regina Maria,” Grand Hotel Astoria, • Significance: one of the most significant heritage theaters in Oradea.

Piața Ferdinand

• Rating: Recently renovated with impressive historical buildings. • Location: A few steps from Piața Unirii. • Features: Teatrul ”Regina Maria,” Grand Hotel Astoria, • Significance: one of the most significant heritage theaters in Oradea.