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Canalul Bega
Bega Canal

The canalisation of the Bega river became imperative in the 18th century to boost the economic development of Banat and to improve the sanitary condition of the province by draining the marshes.

Palatul Apelor
The Palace Of Water

The palace was built for the Timiș – Bega Hydro Improvement Company, established in 1871, especially for the management of the Bega Canal, an important transport route at the time.

Palatul Cazinoului Ținutului de Sud
The Palace of the Southern Region Casino

Built according to the plans of architect Emil Töry in 1900 style, the building was completed in 1905. After the 1989 Revoulution the building also houses the Timișoara Intercultural Institute.

Biserica Ortodoxă din Piața Al. Mocioni
The Orthodox Church from Mocioni Square

The Romanian Orthodox Church dedicated to the Birth of the Virgin Mary was built according to the plans of the architect prof. Victor Vlad by the entrepreneur architect Constantin Purcariu in a non-Byzantine style with some elements of the interwar modern style. The building permit was issued in 1931.

Iosefin Residence
Iosefin Residence

Mária Radocsay House was built in the historic style with classicist elements in the second half of the 19th century. In a 6-room apartment Valeria lived until the death of her husband, doctor Vasile Pintea, in 1940.

A doua locuință a Valeriei Pintea
The second residence of Valeria Pintea

The house from the second half of the 19th century, in which Valeria dr Pintea lived after the death of her husband, doctor Valeriu Pintea, in 1940.

Palatul Hochstrasser
Hochstrasser Palace

The János (Johann) Hochstrasser Palace, built between 1912 and 1914, was the second three-story building in Iosefin. It belongs to the late Secession, with geometric shapes, anticipating the Art Deco style.

Biserica Romano-Catolică și complexul Notre Dame
The Roman Catholic Church and Notre Dame complex

The Roman-Catholic church, "The Birth of the Virgin Mary", was built between 1774-1775 in the late baroque style. The Nôtre-Dame complex in Iosefin is a building complex built in 1881 with a fund of 100,000 florins donated by Alexandre Bonnaz, the Roman Catholic bishop of Cenad.

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