🛡️ Transylvania Barracks

The Transylvania Barracks were built between 1719 and 1729 by order of Count Claude Florimond de Mercy, commanding general of the Banat of Temeswar. At 483 meters long, they were the largest barracks in Timișoara and one of the longest buildings in Europe. They were demolished between 1961 and 1965, and the Civic Park was built in their place in 1971. Today, only a small part of the Transylvania Barracks remains, used by the National Theatre as a second stage.