Art Nouveau · Oradea

Poynár House

On local signs: Casa Poynár

Details worth noting: the corner tower with its onion dome, the balustrades with butterflies and the raven holding a ring in its beak.

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

Directions from the hotel

Poynár House – façade, Oradea — Photo: Edelheid Amschel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The story of the place

This Secession building was designed and built by Ferenc Sztarill in 1907 for the Poynár family. Details to look out for are the corner tower with its onion dome, the balustrades with butterflies and the relief of a raven holding a ring (with the inscription Erdélyi Bank és Takarékpénztár and the year 1894).

Address: Piața Regele Ferdinand I, corner of Str. Nicolae Grigorescu, Oradea
Opening hours and tickets: It may be admired from the street at any time.
Full name: Poynár House (Palace) (Hungarian: Poynár-ház)

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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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