Oradea City Hall, Transylvania, Romania
4.5 (94 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #5 in Northwest Romania Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings • Government Buildings
Oradea City Hall and Surroundings.
The City Hall Palace and Tower THE BUILDING IS THE WORK OF ARCHITECT RIMANÓCZY KÁLMÁN JR., WHO IN 1896 WON THE PROJECT CONTEST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF THE CITY HALL. THE SOLEMN INAUGURATION MEETING OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL WAS HELD IN THE NEWLY-BUILT PALACE ON THE 10th OF JANUARY 1904. THE CITY HALL TOWER With a height of about 50 m and 4 main levels, three of which have observation decks, the City Hall Palace Tower is also hosts the clock announcing the exact time in Oradea. The mechanism of the clock, called the "mother clock", strikes every hour and plays Iancu's March. The local watchmaker Mezey Dezső built the mechanism in the early twentieth century, in 1904. The clock survived two world wars, while the roof and wall of the tower survived the two great fires of 1917 and 1944. The watch dial retains even today bullet holes from gunfires shot during the Second World War. The second level was also the observation point of the city firefighter on duty. Fires were announced by ringing a bell, depending on the area where the fire started. In the daytime, a red flag was unfurled in the direction of the fire, while at night an electric projector was used.
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Piata Unirii no. 1, Oradea 410100 Romania
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Website
http://oradea.travel/en/?p=1911&nggpage=2
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 7:04
User Ratings
4.5 based on (94 reviews)
Reviews
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5Gabriella A 5:00 PM May 16, 2016
Great view
Nice building in the center of Oradea. It's worth climbing the stairs to get to the to of the tower. The view is amazing. You can also admire the clock mechanism and the music it plays. Highly recommended.
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4Flore 5:00 PM Aug 18, 2020
Beautiful building, but under renovation.
Unfortunately, the City Hall Palace is still in the renovation phase, so you can't really realize how beautiful this building is. Access to the Tower is not allowed either. I will be back in another year and I am sure I will enjoy what I will see then.
