Trip to Oradea

On early friday morning we have leaved Zalau and we have started the trip to Oradea. The simply fact that we were together maked us happy and full of energy.
In our way to Oradea, we have visited the memorial house of Octavian Goga, a big romainen writer.
When we have arrived we have visited Oradea's Fortress, Black Eagle Palace and the Church with Moon.
Also we were every happy when we have arrived in Felix at the hotel.
The funniest time was at the swimming pool.
On the way home we have visited the Bears Cave.We were sad when we went home but also happy that the norvegians came at our homes.

Church with moon

The cathedral of the orthodox episcopate of Oradea, the Church with Moon was built between 1784-1790, in baroque style with neoclassical influences after the plans of the architect Éder Jakab. The inside pictures were realized by the Teodorovici brothers and by Paul Murgu. It has a bell-tower of 55 m high.

In the tower under the clock there is a sphere with a diameter of 3 m painted half black and half golden. With the help of a mechanism the ball rotates in function of the rotation of the Moon

round the Earth presented by his rotation all the Moon periods. The mechanism made in 1973 by the clock-maker Georg Rueppe sill functions.

Biserica cu luna

Biserica cu lună, construită între anii 1784 şi 1790, în stil baroc cu influenţe neoclasice este

Catedrala Episcopiei Ortodoxe din Oradea. Planurile au fost realizate de arhitectul Éder Jakab, iar picturile interioare de fraţii Alexandru şi Arsenie Teodorovici şi de Paul Murgu. În turnul-clopotniţă înalt de 55 m, sub orologiu se află o sferă cu diametrul de 3 m, vopsită jumătate în negru, jumătate în auriu. Cu ajutorul unui mecanism, bila se roteşte în funcţie de mişcarea de rotaţie a Lunii în jurul Pământului, redând prin rotirea sa toate fazele lunii. Mecanismul executat în 1793 de ceasornicarul Georg Rueppe, funcţionează şi astăzi.

Daciana Vlaic

Nufarul termal – The water lily

Few people know that in Romania, near Oradea at Felix Baths there is a reservation of thermal lilies unique in Europe.

This flower grows in a pool filled by a hot spring called Peta. The water lily is a subtropical

plant similar to the Lotus from the Nile`s waters. It is supposed that the seeds were brought here by Turks or by the migrate birds and they burgeon because of the thermal water.

The water lily flowers open up their leaves only in crepuscule and in the morning, when the water`s temperature passes over 30ْC, the flowers close to protect themselves.

Nymphaea Lotus or the thermal water lily was declared natural monument in 1931. It is also the symbol of Felix baths a small spa city located 8km from Oradea, in the North-West part of Romania.

It`s great to spend one weekend in Felix, enjoy the sun and see the flowers.

Daciana Vlaic

Palatul Vulturul Negru

Palatul Vulturul Negru, hotelul de odinioară, a fost construit înt

re anii 1907-1909 pe amplasamentul vechiului han Vulturul. Ansablul dotat cu un pasaj acoperit cu sticla, făcând legătura între trei străzi, a devenit cea mai importantă realizare a cuplului de arhitecţi Komor Marcell şi Jakab Dezső. Vitraliul cu vulturul negru, emblema ansamblului, a fost executat în anul 1909 in atelierul oradean Neumann K.

The Black Eagle palace

The Black Eagle Palace, was built in the Union Square in the years 1907-1909, on the base of an old inn having the same name.

A characteristic of this pile is the passage with glass which makes the connection between three streets and also the stained glass window representing the town symbol, the eagle. This bird represent the power and that`s why many institutions like the churches, the Royal families and empires had it.

The style of decorating the palace has two main themes: the one with curved lines and flower motives and the geometrical one.

Daciana Vlaic