🗻️ St. George Square, Timișoara

St. George Square is a small urban square in the historic center of Timișoara. The place was known in the past as Seminary Square; there was first a Catholic church, which later became a mosque during the Ottoman occupation, and after the installation of the Austrian administration the building was handed over to the Jesuits who opened a new church, dedicated to St. George. Surrounded by imposing buildings, the square has long been the spiritual, financial and cultural center of the fortress of Timișoara.