| Catholic Cathedral |
| This was built in 1242, after the a mongol invasion. |
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| Orthodox Cathedral |
.. called Unification Cathedral, as it was built after Transylvania join Romania in 1918.
King Ferdinad was crowned here as the king of modern Romania. |
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| | Orthodox cathedral
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| Administrative palace |
| .. now it's housing the History museum |
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| University "December 1" |
| December 1, 1918 was the official date of unification between Transylvania and Romania. The unification was declared here, in Alba Iulia. |
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| | Universitatea 1 Decembrie
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| Statue of Iuliu Maniu |
Iuliu Maniu was one of the statesmen who created modern Romania.
The irony is that if you said something positive about him 20 years ago, you could have been arrested. |
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| | Iuliu Maniu
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| "Prefectura" |
Prefectura is the main headquarters of the Alba county administration.
Next to it you may see the statue of Constantin Bratianu, another Romanian statesman of the 20th century. |
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| | Prefectura
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| Reiffeisen Bank |
| ... accross the building of the Prefectura. |
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| Bankpost building |
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| Mall |
| There is a "lower city" and an "upper city". This modern mall is in the lower city (where I was born and grew up as a child). |
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