
Franciscan Church, Cluj-Napoca
The Franciscan Church is a place of worship in Cluj-Napoca. It was built between 1260 and 1290, on the site of an older Catholic church destroyed during the Tatar invasions in 1241. In 1390, the Benedictine monks received the church. They extended it and built a small Gothic cloister near the church, with the help of John Hunyadi. In 1556, the Queen of Hungary, Isabella Jagiełło moved to the cloister and lived there with her son John II Sigismund Zápolya until 1557.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.
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Sight Name: Franciscan Church
Sight Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania (See walking tours in Cluj-Napoca)
Sight Type: Religious
Sight Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania (See walking tours in Cluj-Napoca)
Sight Type: Religious
Walking Tours in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Cluj-Napoca Introduction Walking Tour
The unofficial capital of Romania's Transylvania region, Cluj-Napoca (or just Cluj) is the city of universities, bustling nightlife, and historical sights, thanks to the legacy of Saxon and Hungarian rule. For its historical wealth, Cluj has been rightfully nicknamed a "treasure city".
Its official name has intriguing origins: "Cluj" is derived from the Latin... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.1 Km or 1.3 Miles
Its official name has intriguing origins: "Cluj" is derived from the Latin... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.1 Km or 1.3 Miles