In Alba Iulia you must visit a few places that will surely leave you impressed.
You can find places of rare beauty, spectacular natural landscapes, areas where tradition is still alive and popular customs are still preserved, and everywhere you can see the traces of history.
In the next few weeks, we will present a tourist objective that we propose to visit during your stay in Alba Iulia.
Alba Iulia
One of the oldest settlements in Romania, known in ancient time as Apulum, Alba Iulia served as the largest military and economic center during the Roman occupation. Temples, mosaics, thermae and statues, amphitheaters, the governor’s palace „Daciarum Trium” – all rendered the original Dacian Apulul as the miniature copy of the mother Rome.
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ALBA IULIA FORTRES
The plans of Alba Iulia fortress – inspired by Vauban military architectural systems – were drawn by Italian architect Giovanni Morando Visconti. Completed in 1735, is the largest of this kind in Southeastern Europe. The fortress is outstanding both for its architectural elements and for the beauty of its six gates, unique in European military structures. Doubtless the artists, sculptors Johann Koning, Johan Vischer and Giuseppe Tencalla, had been inspired by ancient mythology.
About 7.2 miles of ramparts made of brick and quarry stones form a seven-point star shape with seven bastions (Eugene of Savoia, St. Stephen, The Trinity, St. Michael, St. Carol, St. Capistrano and St. Elisabeth) guarded by six monumental gates – wornderful examples of early baroque – a style that characterizes the 18th century Transylvanian architecture.
„SAINT MICHAEL” ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Built 800 years ago, the Roman Catholic Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Transylvania. It has also the oldest and tallest building both in Alba Iulia and the Alba County for centuries. Its 56.7 meter tower dominates the city skyline seen from afar.
The cathedral is considered to be the third religious building on the same site. It is built out of stone blocks from the walls of the Roman camp at Apulum. The works started at the beginning of the thirteenth century. From an architectural perspective, the edifice encompasses all styles used between the tenth and thirteenth centuries: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. The Romanesque is the most prominent. Started in this period, the construction of the cathedral lasted for decades, gradually adopting other architectural and decorative solutions that fit stylistically with the Gothic style. The interior remarkably mirrors the gothic style as well. Moreover, another notable intervention that is still visible today dates from the Renaissance. It is the Lázó chapel, located on the northern side. Read more at https://albaiuliaqr.ro/saint-michael-roman-catholic-cathedral/?lang=en
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