Art Nouveau · Oradea

Apollo Palace

On local signs: Palatul Apollo

On the site of the old Apollo inn; from 1913, it housed the city’s first central heating system.

15 minutes from the hotel
Suggested visit: a few minutes
Best admired from outside
Also suitable for children

Directions from the hotel

Apollo Palace – façade, Oradea — Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The story of the place

Built in 1912–1914 to designs by Kálmán Rimanóczy Jr., on the site of the old Apollo inn, it was the only apartment building erected on public initiative. In November 1913 the city’s first central heating system was installed here.

Address: Str. Republicii, corner of Str. Mihai Eminescu, Oradea
Opening hours and tickets: It may be admired from the street at any time.
Full name: Apollo Palace (Hungarian: Apolló-palota)

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Included in these walks

Black Eagle Palace – façade, Oradea — Photo: Paralelogram, CC BY-SA 4.0

Three hours

Three hours of Art Nouveau

Oradea’s most beautiful Secession façades, from the Black Eagle Palace to the Apollo Palace.

Highlights: Black Eagle Palace, Moskovits Adolf and Sons Palace and Deutsch K. Ignác Glassware Shop.

A morning or an afternoon.

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