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Baroque Palace

On local signs: Palatul Baroc

Legend has it that it has 365 windows; in reality, it has 282.

  • 5 minutes from the hotel
  • Suggested visit: a quarter of an hour
  • Best admired from outside
  • Also suitable for children
Directions from the hotel
Baroque Palace – façade, Oradea
Photo: Andymxm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The story of the place

The episcopal palace was built between 1762 and 1777, under Bishop Ádám Patachich, to plans by Franz Anton Hillebrandt, in Austrian late Baroque style. Legend has it that it has 365 windows, but in reality it has 282; from 1971 to 2006 it housed the Țării Crișurilor Museum.

Baroque Palace – interior, Oradea
Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Address
Bd. Dacia no. 1–3, Oradea
Opening hours and tickets
It may be admired from the street at any time.
Full name
Roman Catholic Bishop’s Palace (Baroque Palace; Hungarian: Római katolikus püspöki palota)
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Nearby

Included in these walks

Union Square – view across the square, Oradea
Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0
Two days

Two days: the palaces, then the Fortress and the sunset

The first day among Secession façades, the second through the Baroque, at the Fortress and up on the hill at sunset.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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

Three days: the city, then the warm waters

Two days devoted to the city and one to relaxing at the thermal waters near Oradea.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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Church with the Moon – aerial view, Oradea
Photo: MariBo99, CC BY-SA 4.0
4–5 days

Four or five days: the city, the warm waters and the mountains

Oradea at leisure, a day at the thermal waters, another in the caves of the Apuseni Mountains and, for a longer stay, a day devoted to children.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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Roman Catholic Basilica – façade, Oradea
Photo: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0
One hour

An hour of Baroque, a stone’s throw from the hotel

The Basilica, Canons’ Row and the Baroque Palace: the largest Baroque ensemble in Romania, a few minutes from the hotel.

Highlights: Roman Catholic Basilica, Canons’ Row and Baroque Palace.

Whenever you have a free moment.

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