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Places
to visit in our city
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St. Michael's Church - one of the most beautiful
Gothic churches in Transylvania. The main building
was built between 1450-1480.
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The National Theatre and Opera House - a
Baroque-Rococo building, buit between 1904 - 1906.
The performance hall seats 1050 people.
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The statue of
Matei Corvin, king of Hungary between 1457-1497.
Located in Unirii Square, the statue was been made
in 1902 by Janus Fadrusz
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The Orthodox
Cathedral - it is located in Avram Iancu Square,
and was built in 1933. For those who are interested
in Byzantine style, this is the right place to visit.
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The Botanical
Gardens - one of the most important tourist
sights of the city. Opened in 1920, the gardens
are spread over a area of 14 hectares, at a height
of 400-410 meters.They are considered to be the
the largest of their kind in Eastern Europe.
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The Taylor's
Fort - the last preserved part of the defensive
walls which were enclosing the town in the 15th
century.
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Matei Corvin's
House - Built in the Gothic style in the 15th
Century; one of the last standing buildings of those
times. It is assumed that Matei Corvin was born
in this house on February 23, 1440.
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The Art Museum,
also known as Banffy Castle. The building was built
between 1774-1785 (Baroque style) and from 1956,
it was established as the Art Museum.
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The Ethnographic
Museum of Transylvania - founded in 1922. Indoor
and outdoor sections. Farms from different regions
of Transylvania, wooden-churches, and traditional
technologies all can be found in the museum.
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The statue
of Francisc I, located in The Museum Square. It
was built in 1817, and celebrates the visit of Emperor
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The Statue of
Saint George killing the Dragon - A copy of
the famous equestrian statue in Prague (in front
of Hradcany Palace) and was carved by two sculptors
from Cluj: Martin and Gheorghe.
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The New Synagogue
- better known by the name "The Memorial Temple
of the Deportees". It was erected and is based
on the project designed by architect Hegner Izidor.
It was inaugurated on September 4th, 1887.
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| The Transilvanian
National History Museum - the best location for
understanding the local history |
The Pharmacy
Museum - the first pharmacy opened in the city,
preserves some of the drugs and furniture from the
16th Century. |
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The Házsongárdi
Cemetery, located in downtown Cluj is one of
the largest graveyards in South Eastern Europe.
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Built between
1715 and 1735 on the top of a hill, Cetatuia
(The Fortress) was meant to protect the city but it
has been used as a prison since the 19th century.
A great place for getting a panoramic view over the
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The
main destinations in the region
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Maramures
- one of the last traditionaly preserved regions
in Romania. Many of the wooden churches are on UNESCO
patrimony.
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Bucovina region
- about 270km from Cluj - worldwide famous for the
painted monasteries
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| Apuseni
Mountains - a fascinating region, ideal for hiking
trips and adventures. It contrasts the bizarre features
of a karstic landscape - limestone gorges, cave systems,
and the fascinating traditional culture of the "moti",
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Saxon fortified churches - many of them part of
UNESCO heritage - spread on the south part of Transylvania. |
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Sibiu -
The Cultural Capital of Europe 2007
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The Thermal baths
of Felix
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| The Bear's
Cave hosts an extraordinary range of stalagmite
and stalactite formations varying in size and forms
as well as many traces and fossils of cave bears.
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The Citadel
of Sighisoara (150km from Cluj) - considered
to be the most beautiful medieval architectural ensemble
in Romania and one of the last inhabited citadels
in Europe. |
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