Timisoara's center square historical map

Victoria square, Opera square, King Ferdinand Boulevard, the place where Timisoara proclaimed itself as free from communism on the 20th of December 1989. Corso on the right, Surogat on the left, designed in 1870 when the walls of the old fortress were being demolished, and approved by Franz Joseph I's decision to cancel Timisoara's status as a fortress.

I've never found an infographic that explains what each building is called, when it was built, by who and in what style, so I made one for myself. Wether you're a tourist or local that wants to know more about their city, enjoy this list, and wherever you see missing or disproven data, you are welcome to reach out to me.

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Laszlo Szekely buildings Masterpost

Yesterday I was walking through the cemetery in my neighbourhood and I accidentally saw the tomb of Laslo Szekely, a lucrative architect that worked on Timișoara. I was curious to see just how many buildings he planned and I could find bits here and there, but not an exhaustive list, especially not with good images. So I decided to make a Masterpost myself with everything I could find. If you know of any others, or the stories behind them, please participate by writing in! These first two I find the most interesting: Eerie! Communal Slaughterhouse - Abatorul comunal Built in 1905, limited activity in 1989, abolished in 1992. Damaged by disrepair and demolitions. Hydroelectric Waterworks Plant - Uzina de apă Motor room Built in 1910, the motor room contains Ganz turbines with 600 H.P. It was made for powering the tram service, public lighting and industry, and it is still functional today. Bu...

Bridges in Timisoara, Nomenclature insanity

Since we're on lockdown and I have nothing to do, I decided to make a map that would help me understand why people from Timisoara don't usually refer to their bridges on Bega by name, but usually substitute their title for the street they connect to, such as for the bridge to the old Resitei street; the general neighborhood, like for the bridge in Traian or Iosefin; describing them like they do for the metal or viaduct bridges; their position relative to the orthodox cathedral, like for Maria and Mihai Viteazu; or by a wrong name like for the Metallic bridge called colloquially Eiffel bridge. Legend: Blue - road bridge Purple - pedestrian bridge Teal - railway bridge Yellow - main adjacent street The conclusion I gathered is that there were so many changes made by the city hall between their names, up and down stream, that it became far too confusing to call them by name, expecially when they are named after streets from another place in the city lik...

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