The Huniade Castle is the oldest monument of Timișoara, built between 1443 and 1447 by John Hunyadi and Paolo Santini de Duccio over the old royal castle dating from the 14th century (built during the reign of Charles I Robert).
The castle was rebuilt by the Turkish pashas in the 17th century and by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 18th century. The structure owes its present appearance to the 1850s reconstruction campaign. It houses the History Section and the Natural Sciences Section of the Banat Museum.
In front of the museum there are two lamps reminding that Timișoara was the first European town to have introduced electric public lighting on 12 November 1884.

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Lloyd Palace was built between 1910-1912 after Leopold Baumhorn's plans and now hosts the headquarters of the Politehnica University Timisoara.
The Lloyd Palace is located in Victory Square, after 1948 becoming the headquarters of the Rectorate of the Politehnica University of Timisoara. The building was inaugurated on September 29, 1912, and was realized during 1910-1912 following the plans of the architect Leopold Baumhorn in a Seccesion style. At the ground floor of the building there was a café called Café Lloyd and a restaurant, meeting place of Timisoara’s elites and bohemians, Lloyd Restaurant still existing today. On the first floor of the building was the headquarters of the Agricultural Stock Exchange and the Lloyd Society, and on the second and third floors were private apartments. The Lloyd Palace was the property of the Timișoara Chamber of Commerce during the interwar period. The interior elements - mirrors, stained glass windows, chandeliers of monumental dimensions - belong to a language of luxury in space decorations.
The palace can be visited during the tour Art Nouveau in Timișoara - The end of an era, organized within the cultural project Architecture Tour.
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Lloyd Palace

The Dauerbach Palace, also known as the Palace, is a monumental building, located in Victory Square of Timișoara. Built between 1912 and 1913, based on the plans of famous architect László Székely, the edifice impresses through the harmonious combination of architectural styles of the era: Eclectic, Art Nouveau and Baroque.
The façade of the building was executed in a special way, being structured into one central and two side parts. The central side is also divided into 3 higher parts, with three pediments at the roof level, in the shape of an ogival accolade. The sides each have 2 pillars, and at the upper level - a pediment and a lower roof.
Ever since the inauguration of the building, the Palace restaurant and café were opened at the ground floor, as well as the first open-air terrace in town. For a very long time, the restaurant was one of the most appreciated ones among the local high society.
On the northern corner of the building, a pharmacy used to work in 1913, which is still enjoying a good reputation in town.
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The Dauerbach Palace

The Baroque Palace is one of the representative buildings of eighteenth century Timișoara. It is located centrally, at 1 Union Square.
Also known as the Palace of the Old Prefecture, the building of the Baroque Palace had over time several functions:
- in 1733 it housed the Judicial Mining Office;
- in 1735 the treasury of the military garrison was here;
- in 1752 it was the old administrative office of the region;
- in 1754 the building became the residence of the president of the civil administration, Count Vilana Perlas, and, thus, known as the Palace of the President;
- until 1849 it used to be the seat of the County Administration;
- between 1849-1860, the administration of the Banat of Temeschwar and Serbian Vojvodina was established here;
- in 1861 the seat of the Timiș County was restored here;
- in 1919 it became the seat of the Prefecture of Timiș - Torontal County;
- mid-twentieth century, the Baroque Palace housed the Agronomy Institute;
- in 1979 it was arranged for it to accommodate a museum;
- in 1984 it starting housing the Art Section of the Banat Museum, which on January 1, 2006 became the Art Museum.
From the architectural point of view, the palace was built in Baroque style, with some rococo elements. Between 1885 and1886, the attic and the ironware were restored, based on architect Jacques Klein's project. This is when the baroque decoration elements were removed, especially from the façade.
The palace is especially elegant inside, and in the basement there is an eighteenth century fountain.
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