Victory Square
Piața Victoriei
A large pedestrian square with the opera house at one end and an Orthodox cathedral at the other. It was the stage of the 1989 revolution.
Victory Square, also known as Opera Square, has the National Theatre and Opera House, housed in the Cultural Palace, at its north end. The Metropolitan Orthodox Cathedral stands at its south end. In the middle are flowerbeds, fountains and a statue of the she-wolf nursing Romulus. Lining the sides are Art Nouveau and Secession palaces from the early 20th century, including the Loewenthal Palace, the Lloyd Palace and the Dörbach Palace. In December 1989, tens of thousands of residents gathered beneath the opera house balcony and declared that “Timișoara is the first free city,” sparking a revolution across the country. The square is open all day, lined with cafés, and hosts a Christmas market in December.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Huniade Castle
- National Theatre & Opera House
- Timișoara Metropolitan Cathedral
- Liberty Square
- Cetate Synagogue
- Central Park "Anton Scudier"
- Bega Canal Promenade
- Serbian Orthodox Cathedral