- Bob Church, Cluj
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Bob Church
Biserica Bob
Cluj-Napoca Bob Church
Basic information Location Cluj-Napoca, Romania Affiliation Romanian Greek-Catholic District Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla Year consecrated 1803 Ecclesiastical or organizational status Church Architectural description Architect(s) Iosif Leder Architectural style Baroque Completed 1803 Specifications The Bob church (Romanian: Biserica Bob din Cluj, Hungarian: Bob utcai görög katolikus templom) is the first Greek-Catholic church that was built 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.
Coordinates: 46°46′07″N 23°35′15″E / 46.76861°N 23.5875°E
Bibliography
- Elie Dăianu, Biserica lui Bob în Cluj, Cluj 1906.
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Places of worship Bob Church • Calvaria Church • Evangelical Church • Franciscan Church • Greek-Catholic Cathedral • Orthodox Cathedral • Orthodox Church on the Hill • Piarists' Church • Reformed Synagogue • St. Michael's Church • Ss. Peter and Paul Church • Unitarian Church • Wolfsstreet Reformed Church
Historical buildings Tailors' Bastion • Basta House • Hangman's House • Heltai House • Hintz House • Kőváry House • Matthias Corvinus House • Wolphard-Kakas House • Old Biasini Hotel • Convictus Nobilium • Bánffy Palace • Palace of Justice • Szeky PalaceStatues and monuments Avram Iancu Statue • Capitoline Wolf Statue • Matthias Corvinus Statue • Michael the Brave StatueSports venues Stadionul Ion Moina • Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium • Parcul Sportiv Iuliu HatieganuAvenues and squares Avram Iancu Square • Eroilor Avenue • Iuliu Maniu Street • Mihai Viteazul Square • Regele Ferdinand Avenue • Unirii SquareOther sites Botanical Garden • Central Cemetery • Central Park • Hungarian Theatre • Hungarian Opera • National Theatre • Romanian OperaCategories:- Churches in Cluj-Napoca
- Greek-Catholic churches in Romania
- Religious buildings completed in 1803
- 19th-century church buildings
- Baroque architecture in Romania
- European church stubs
- Romanian building and structure stubs
- Cluj County geography stubs
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