Things to do in Oradea, Transylvania: The Best Sights & Landmarks

January 8, 2022 Myesha Cogley

The Baroque Palace of Oradea is simply epic. Now a museum, the 18th-century building is home to an outdoor bronze and marble statue park, Transylvanian folk art and a collection of animal remains that includes dinosaur fossils. You could spend days here, but try to make some time for other Oradea attractions, such as the beautiful Art Nouveau buildings of Str. Republicii, the astronomical clock of the Biserica cu Lună, and the Băile Felix thermal spa.
Restaurants in Oradea

1. Batrana Locomotiva

Bulevardul Dimitrie Cantemir, Oradea 410068 Romania
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Batrana Locomotiva

2. Rimanoczy Kalman Senior Palace

Right Corner of the Intersection Between the Current Republicii Street and Trajan Park No. 1, Oradea Romania
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Rimanoczy Kalman Senior Palace

This is one of the iconic palaces of Oradea. The building is a replica of the Ca d’Oro palace in Venice. Eclectic style with Romanic influences. It was restored this year and I had a fresh new look. More and more palaces from Oradea are being restored lately.

Reviewed By florentinadriang - Arad, Romania

If you are passionate about architecture, you can spend hours admiring the meticulousness with which this palace was created. It is almost impossible to decide which building is more beautiful - Rimanoczy Kalman Sr. Palace or the neighboring building - Miskovits Miksa Palace. Unfortunately, the building is privately owned and I did not have access to the inner courtyard. Congratulations to the local authorities for the effort to renovate such buildings.

3. The Palace of Justice

Parcul Traian Str. nr. 10, Oradea Romania http://portal.just.ro/35/SitePages/acasa_default.aspx
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The Palace of Justice

The palace is a pice of Art, newly restored it changes the view around the other buildings

Reviewed By florentinadriang - Arad, Romania

The entire area of Trajan Park is worth a visit. The park itself is beautiful and the buildings around it have a special charm. The Palace of Justice is imposing in the landscape through the imposing main facade, the one from Traian Park. The columns with ionic capitel, the rich animal and vegetable ornamentation in stucco from the windows and the statuary group from the level of the cornice are harmoniously combined, so the building will enchant you with its architecture.

4. The Orthodox Synagogue

Strada Mihai Viteazul nr. 4, Oradea 410095 Romania
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The Orthodox Synagogue

The synagogue is still active, the local community is using it. In Oradea are still existing 3 synagogues, this is one of them.

Reviewed By florentinadriang - Arad, Romania

Of the three synagogues I discovered in Oradea, the Orthodox Synagogue seems to me the most beautiful. The synagogue, built in an eclectic style, is part of the typology of synagogues spread at the end of the nineteenth century, with a longitudinal space of hall type structure and a women's gallery developed on three sides. The building is oriented east-west with the main facade, the western one facing the street. The main façade composed of three axes, in addition to the surfaces covered with brick is characterized by the great diversity of architectural elements, such as strong pilasters with five sides, of variable height. This time, I visited it inside and I appreciated that it has a beautiful architecture.

5. The Corridor of Canons

Sirul Canonicilor Str. 7_25, Oradea Romania
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The Corridor of Canons

Reviewed By laczkozsu - Debrecen, Hungary

Near the Roman Catholic Cathedral and Bishop's Palace you can find this interesting architectural work. It was started to build in 1773 in Baroque style and it was finished in 1875. The corridor has got 56 pillars/columns, it's 253ms long and it links 10 buildings. It used to be homes of canons. The 3 famous buildings are in the Baroque quarter of Oradea. It's a must-see sight, don't miss it!

6. Moon Church (Biserica cu Luna)

Piata Unirii Nr. 2, Oradea 410072 Romania +40 259 437 000 http://bisericaculuna.ro/
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Moon Church (Biserica cu Luna)

This name derives from the mechanism installed in the church tower in 1793. The clock and the moon are the work of George Rueppe, an innovative mechanic from Oradea. The mechanism rotating the moon is designed to make a full rotation on its axis in 28 days, thus indicating the moon phases, depending on the daily cycle marked by the clock mechanism. Inside the Moon Church you can visit a representative museum, with particularly beautiful Orthodox church-related objects.

Reviewed By Vladimiramirela - Mississauga, Canada

The rotating moon installed in the church tower in 1793 gives this religious sanctuary its name and reputation. The mechanism is still working, enabling people to admire the diferent phases of the moon from accross the square. The church is also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and it is a Christian-Orthodox church with intricate interiors.

7. Oradea State Theater (Teatrul de Stat Oradea)

P-ta Regele Ferdinand nr.4 - 6, Oradea 410021 Romania +40 259 417 864 [email protected] http://teatrulreginamaria.ro
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Oradea State Theater (Teatrul de Stat Oradea)

Reviewed By Vladimiramirela - Mississauga, Canada

The State Theater dominates Ferdinand Square with its great façade. The construction, completed in 1900, presents a style apart from most other palaces in Oradea. An art connoisseur may notice neoclassical and neo-Renaissance decorative elements, as well as a Greek temple look of its splendid main entrance, with its peaked frontispiece, supported by Corinthian columns.

8. The National Bank of Romania

8 Parcul Traian Street, Oradea Romania +40 21 313 0410 https://www.bnro.ro/Home.aspx
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The National Bank of Romania

9. The Roman-Catholic Cathedral

Strada Sirul Canonicilor, Oradea 410161 Romania +40 771 612 714 http://tourinfo.varad.org/
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The Roman-Catholic Cathedral

Reviewed By florentinadriang - Arad, Romania

Built in Baroque style, between 1751-1779, the Roman Catholic Cathedral is located on Şirul Canonicilor Street, inside the Park of the Baroque Complex, a space that also houses the Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace. Being in a very good state of preservation, both inside and outside, the building is distinguished by its exterior monumentality and by an intelligent exploitation of the interior space. All those who step on its doorstep and enter it will feel dominated by a deep state of mystical elevation, largely due to the play of light, shadow and color, but also the special effect of the altar. The pipe organ, still functional, was donated by Empress Maria Theresa. Adorable!

10. The Holy Cross Monastery

A Strada Facliei 24, Oradea 410181 Romania http://www.manastireasfinteicruci.ro/
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The Holy Cross Monastery

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