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Baroque Palace, Timișoara

Romania · 18th century

Founded
c. 1750
Heritage status
Historic Monument
Location
Timiș County
Coordinates
45.75736°, 21.22941°
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Baroque Palace, Timișoara in Romania
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Description

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 (Romanian: Muzeul Național de Artă). The richly decorated palace consists of two floors and a mansard, as well as two entrance gates, designed in the Viennese Baroque style. The Baroque Hall on the first floor hosted festivities occasioned by the visits of emperors (Joseph II, Franz Joseph I, etc.), kings (Ferdinand I, etc.) and prelates, as well as important cultural figures (such as musicians Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Pablo Sarasate, George Enescu, etc.).

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In the rankings

Baroque Palace, Timișoara ranks #5,233 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #49 of the 125 mapped in Romania. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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