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SMART 2014 - Social Media in Academia: Research and Teaching
September 18 - 21, 2014 Timisoara, Romania
Timisoara - City Tour
Timisoara, one of the biggest cities of the country and a very important historical, economical, financial, cultural and scientifically centre, represents the real gate of Romania to Western Europe.
To those who come here, it offers a great number of places where tourists can find more about the past and present, about historical vestiges, about the cultural and scientifically institutions, about the museums and art exhibitions, about theatre and concert places, about the traditional restaurants as well as the new ones. The city of Timisoara is multidimensional and caters for all tastes.
Timisoara’s City Hall In the past it used to house the School of Superior Trade. It was built in neo-Romanian style with Romanian patterns, between 1924 – 1925.
The Bastion
The remains of Timisoara fortress are known as the Bastion. This fortress was built in “Vauban” system and represented the biggest system of that kind in our country. The Bastion has a massive stature, being built in the Baroque style. It spreads on many of the city streets.
Timisoara’s Firsts
The first written document about the “Citadel” dates back to 1266.
1172 - The first indirect documentary attesting of the fortified town of Timisoara; 1212 - The first direct documentary attesting of the fortified town of Timisoara;
1307-1315 - The building of the Castle and of the fortification by the King Carol Robert de Anjou;
1718 - The first elementary school is established; 1735 - The first pharmacy is opened; 1737 - The first hospital (of the merciful monks) is opened; 1753 - The permanent theatrical season (the third town after Wien and Budapest); 1760 - The first city of the monarchy with illuminated streets (with tallow and oil); 1815 - The first library from the Austro-Hungarian Empire is established; 1857 - The first city Romania and of Habsburg monarchy with illuminated streets by gas lamps; 1867 - The first city in Romania where there is a tram with horses; 1869 - The first city in Romania with regular fluvial traffic with passengers; 1884 - The first city in Europe with streets illuminated electrically; 1886 - The first ambulance station from Romania and Hungary appears; 1899 - The first electrical tram of Romania. In this period, Timisoara was called “Little Wien”; Since 1953 - The only European city with a theatre available in three languages: Romanian, Hungarian and German.
22.12.1989- Timisoara becomes the first free city of Romania.
City of Flowers and Park Timisoara is famous as the city of flowers and parks. There are a great number of green areas and one can cross the city by walking from one park into another.
You can discover the special building architecture highlighted by the artistic lighting. Timisoara was the first Romanian city to introduce public gas lighting in 1857 and the first European city to introduce public light, in 1884.
Timisoara – City of Lights Timisoa
The National Theatre and The Orthodox Cathedral stand proudly in the stately esplanade of the Victory Square in the middle of which rises the statue of Romulus and Remus, also known as the She-Wolf (the statue represents a perfect copy of the Lupa Capitolina of Rome, given to Timisoara by the Municipality of Rome as a symbol of the Romanian’s Latin roots)
The Metropolitan Cathedral It was built between 1936 – 1946. Its style blends harmoniously elements of Byzantine and old Romanian Moldavian architecture. It has 7 bells that weigh together 8 tons; each corresponds to a music tone and has an inscription from the Holy texts
The National Theatre It was built between 1872 – 1875. It was seriously damaged by two fires and was rebuild, except for the lateral sides. The building seats on 1.600 huge oak pillars.
The Hunyadi Castle Its name comes from John of Huniade, who was a count of Timis, between 1441 – 1456. In 1849, the building was completely destroyed and it had to be entirely rebuilt. Nowadays, it hosts the Museum of Banat.
The Lloyd Palace The Dauerbach Palace The Lofler Palace
The Union Square The oldest square in the city, built in a baroque style.
The Baroque Palace
It dates back to the 18th century. It was in turns the official residence of the Count of Timis, the headquarters of Banat and Voivodina’s governor, the Prefecture headquarters and now hosts the Art Museum.
The Monument of Holy Trinity
In the middle of Union Square, it was made of grit stone in 1740, respects the baroque style and on the low side is adorned with saints.
The Dome
Beyond the amazing outside shape and the works by Wien’s master painters on the nine altars, this space also benefits from a special acoustic quality. Therefore, the Dome attracts many lovers of organ music, whenever concerts are beeing held here.
The Liberty Square It is one of the oldest squares of the city. You can admire the Old City Hall, St. John Nepomuk’s monument, Count de Soro’s Palace (known as the Military House), Decebal’s bust, the king of the Dacians.
SPORT EVENT May 18-‐22nd, 2016
NR CRT HOTELS IN TIMISOARA DISTANCE ROOM TYPE PRICE EUR
/NIGHT/ROOM
1 HOTEL BOAVISTA 3* 40 m
1 minute walk
DBL in rg SGL 63 DBL 67 TPL 77
2 HOTEL NOVERA 4* 300 m 4 minutes walk
SGL 67 DBL 71 TWIN 77 DBL DELUXE 82 SUITA (MAX 4 PAX) 109
3 HOTEL SILVA 3* 600 m 8 minutes walk
SGL 63 DBL 64
4 HOTEL CHECK INN 3* 800 m 10 minutes walk
SGL STAND 56 DBL STAND 61 SUITA (MAX 4 PAX) 90 SGL SUPERIOR 58 DBL SUPERIOR 63
5 HOTEL EUROHOTEL 3* 800 m 10 minutes walk
SGL 49 DBL 55 APARTAMENT 64
6 HOTEL PERLA 3* si 3* business 1,3 km 15 minutes walk
SGL 3* STAND 60 TWIN/DBL 3* STAND 67 SGL 3* BUSINESS 65 TWIN/DBL 3*BUSINESS 74
7 HOTEL LIDO 4* 1,5 km 19 minutes walk
SGL receptie/contract 67 DBL receptie/contract 74
8 HOTEL SAVOY 4* 1,5 km 19 minutes walk
SGL 74 DBL regim SGL 78 DBL 90 APARTAMENT 135
9 HOTEL TIMISOARA 4* 2,9 km 37 minutes walk
SGL STAND 88 DBL STAND 95 APARTAMENT 140 SGL DELUXE 110 DBL DELUXE 135 APARTAMENT DELUXE 200
PRICE INCLUDES: 1 overnight with breakfast VAT and local taxes
SUPPLEMENTS: DINNER IS AROUND 10-‐15 EUR/PAX IN THE HOTELS
TRANSFER FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL: 15 EUR/PAX ONE WAY