Around the 12th Century was Timișoara's first strengthened fortress built. It lodged several voivodes, but its development started in the 14th Century, under the reign of Carol Robert de Anjou, period when, amid 1316-1323, Timisoara became the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom. In 1552 the fortress was conquered by the Ottomans. Under their ruling the town was surrounded by a wattle wall and ditch with water.
The wall had 5 gates. Only the Ottomans lived in the protected area, in the Vienna, the town. The Catholics and the Orthodox lived in suburbs, where they had their own churches. In 1716 the stronghold is conquered by the Habsburg Empire. Under their dominance the town knows an unheard prosperious period, gaining the name of Small Vienna. Amid 1723-1765 the stronghold was rebuilt because the fortifications couldn't get through the new fighting techniques. The new Vauban style fortification had a 10 times greater surface than the Turkish Medieval Stronghold.
The interior space was surrounded by 3 stellar belts that could be filled with water. It had 9 bastions and 3 gates: the Carol, Francisc, Theresia, Iosef, Hamilton, Castelul, Mercy, Eugeniu and Elisabeth bastions and the Viena, Petrovaradin and Transilvania gates. From these only the Theresia bastion can be seen today. It was built amid 1730-1735. A fragment from the formerly walls can be seen in the Botanic Park and on the Al. Ioan Cuza street.
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
Maria Theresia Bastion, Timișoara·, Photo: Marian Ghibu
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Timişoara: Water Palace
Timişoara: Roses park
Timişoara: Metropolitan Cathedral
Timişoara: City hall
Timişoara: Széchenyi palace
Timişoara: Hilt-Vogel palace
Timişoara: Înălţarea Sfintei Cruci Piarist Church
Timişoara: The Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Timişoara: Dauerbach palace
Timişoara: Fountain with Fish
Timişoara: Loga High School
Timişoara: School Piarist
Timişoara: Museum of Banat
Timişoara: Marbl palace
Timişoara: The Huniazilor Castle
Timişoara: Neuhausz palace
Timişoara: Löffler palace
Timişoara: Lloyd palace
Timişoara: Timisoara
Timişoara: The Brewery
Timişoara: Weiss palace
Timişoara: Carmen Sylva High School
Timişoara: Saint Ecaterina Church
Timişoara: Palace of Culture, Theater and Opera
Timişoara: Church of the Order of Mercy, Greek Catholic Church
Timişoara: Greek Catholic Church in Fabric
Timişoara: House with Atlanti
Timişoara: The Military Casino
Timişoara: Statue of St. Mary
Timişoara: Decebal Bridge
Timişoara: Dejan palace
Timişoara: The old City house
Timişoara: Guilds Tree
Timişoara: Mercy house
Timişoara: Synagogue Fabric
Timişoara: The Roman Catholic bishop
Timişoara: Synagogue Citadel
Timişoara: Franciscan Monastery
Timişoara: Neptune public lavatory
Timişoara: Dicasterial palace
Timişoara: Millenium Church
Timişoara: Academic library, Ormos house
Timişoara: House of Prince Eugene of Savoy
Timişoara: Emmer house
Timişoara: The Art museum
Timişoara: Maria Theresia Bastion
Timişoara: Baroc Palace
Timişoara: Discount Bank
Timişoara: House to the axis of iron
Timişoara: Brück house
Timişoara: The Serb Orthodox Church, Fabric
Timişoara: The Serb Orthodox Episcopal Palace
Timişoara: Lenau High School
Timişoara: Union Square fountain
Timişoara: The Evangelical Lutheran Church
Timişoara: Sfânta Treime or the Plague Statue
Timişoara: The Serb Cathedral
Timişoara: The Romano-Catholic Dome
Timişoara: Botanic park