Wass Palace
Wass Palace is a historic building in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County which is located on Piața Unirii. Wass Palace is situated nearby to the historic building Jósika Palace, as well as near Casa Fröhlich.- Type: Historic building
- Also known as: “Palatul Wass”
- Address: Piața Unirii 11, Cluj-Napoca
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unirii Square and Resurrection Church (Bob Church).
Unirii Square
Square
Photo: Istvánka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piața Unirii is the largest and most important square in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. The square is one of the largest in Romania, with dimensions of 220 m by 160 m.
Resurrection Church (Bob Church)
Church
Photo: Danisclaud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bob church is the first Greek-Catholic church that was built in 1803 in the city of Cluj, Transylvania, at that time part of the Austrian Empire. The name of the church comes from the Romanian noble Ioan Bob, later bishop of the Romanian Greek-Catholic church, who paid for the construction of the church.
Mauksch–Hintz House (1841)
Historic building
The Mauksch–Hintz House is a historic building on the Main Square of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, which houses the first pharmacy in the city. The classicist façade dates back to the 1820s; the ground-floor and the basement however were built in the Renaissance era. Mauksch–Hintz House (1841) is situated 240 metres north of Wass Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zorilor and Gruia.
Zorilor
Suburb
Photo: JøMa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zorilor is a southern district of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. It consists largely of blocks of flats ranging from 4 to 10 storeys. The district is home to the Observator student housing campus.
Gruia
Suburb
Gheorgheni
Suburb
Wass Palace
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.769° or 46° 46′ 8″ northLongitude
23.589° or 23° 35′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8GR5QH9Q+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 202294722OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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In Other Languages
“Wass Palace” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Wass Palota”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casa Fröhlich and Jósika Palace.
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