Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Târgu Mureș, Romania
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1.5 km
27 m
Explore Târgu Mureș in Romania with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in Târgu MureșSight 1: The Wooden Church
The Wooden Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 13 Mitropolit Andrei Șaguna Street in Târgu Mureș, Romania. It is dedicated to the Archangel Michael.
Sight 2: Biserica Bob, Sf. Nicolae
The Bob Church in Targu Mures, dedicated to the "Resurrection of the Lord", also known as the Stone Church, is the first united Romanian church (Greek-Catholic) built in Targu Mures. The edifice is located on the current Mitropolit Saguna Street at nr. 9, where he forms an ensemble with the former Greek-Catholic confessional school, the first Romanian school in the city. Here worked as priest and teacher archpriest Gheorghe Maior, father of scholar Petru Maior.
Sight 3: Bernády György
György Bernády was the mayor of Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) twice, 1900–1912 and 1926–1929. In this period the City Hall and the Cultural Palace in Târgu Mureș on the Roses Square were both built. His name is associated with public illumination and sewerage in the city. In this period many schools, libraries and art galleries were also built.
Sight 4: Palatul Apollo
Apollo Palace is a flagship building built between 1821 and 1822 in eclectic style by Count Sámuel Teleki in Rose Square in Târgu Mureş.
Sight 5: Lupoaica
The Statue of the Wolf or the Monument of Latinity is located in the center of Targu Mures, on Primăriei Street, near the Rose Square. The Lupa Capitolina is a monument to Latinity located in Rome, Italy. To pay homage to the Latin origin of the Romanian people, between 1906-1926 the Italian state gave Romania 4 copies of the famous Lupa Capitolina in Rome. The statue located in Targu Mures is a copy of the statue of the Wolf in Bucharest, unveiled on May 23, 1924.
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