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Timisoara - Romania

Romania is placed between Central and Southeastern Europe. The country fascinates by its history, the strange legends, mystical forests and rough mountain areas. In this eBook the city of Timisoara will be introduced. More than just a travel guide; it is intended to encourage your imagination to explore this region.

Romania is placed between Central and Southeastern Europe. The country fascinates by its history, the strange legends, mystical forests and rough mountain areas. In this eBook the city of Timisoara will be introduced. More than just a travel guide; it is intended to encourage your imagination to explore this region.

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THE CATHEDRAL<br />

The Cathedral was built<br />

1736-1774 in the masterly<br />

style of J.E. Fischer von<br />

Erlach the Younger.<br />

In front of the Cathedral<br />

there is the Plague or Trinity<br />

Column (Monumentul<br />

Sfintei Treimi / Monumentul<br />

Ciumei). The column was<br />

created in Vienna by<br />

sculptor Georg Raphael<br />

Donner from 1739 to 1740.<br />

The transport to <strong>Timisoara</strong><br />

happened over waterways.<br />

Between the cathedral and<br />

Plague Column is a 400 m<br />

deep Artesian fountain.<br />

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