The collection · 18 stories
Monuments, palaces and secret corners of the city — each one a short story you can listen to in Echivo. Tap any of them to open it or share it.
Church
The Moon Church
A cathedral whose tower tracks the moon
Civic
City Hall & Clock Tower
A 50-metre tower that still plays a march on the hour
Palace
Black Eagle Palace
Oradea's Secession icon, with a glass-roofed passage
Museum
Darvas–La Roche House
Step inside a Belle Époque home
Synagogue
Zion Neolog Synagogue
A Moorish-style dome on the Crișul riverbank
Palace
Moskovits Miksa Palace
Turquoise lilies and Oradea's first reinforced concrete
Landmark
Poynár House
A domed corner of honey-coloured Secession
Fortress
Oradea Fortress
A five-pointed Renaissance star with 900 years of stories
Theatre
Queen Marie Theatre
A Fellner & Helmer jewel, built in 15 months
Palace
Baroque Episcopal Palace
282 windows of Viennese Baroque grandeur
Church
Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica
The largest Baroque church in Romania
Square
Union Square
The living heart of Oradea's old town
Palace
Ullmann Palace
Viennese geometry and a menorah guarded by lions
Synagogue
Great Orthodox Synagogue
One of the most richly decorated synagogues of the old monarchy
Church
Church of Saint Ladislaus
The oldest church on Piața Unirii
Palace
Stern Palace
Hungarian folk embroidery, carved in stone
Landmark
Sztarill Palace (Hotel Astoria)
Where Ady's poets met for coffee
Palace
Apollo Palace
Four muses above the old City Café