Timisoara,
Romania(2019)
The city where the Revolution began in 1989
The city where the Revolution began in 1989
We
walked through the old town area of the city with our guide Emil
who was a participant in the protests against the dictator Ceausescu which led to his downfall within a week |
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People
gathered at this corner on December 15, 1989 to listen to a Hungarian
priest
who was about to be deported for his opposition to Ceausescu |
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This plaque documents this first gathering |
The
Museum of the Revolution includes a section of the Berlin Wall |
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Victory
Square in December 1989 |
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Looking
toward the Cathedral |
Looking
toward the Opera House where leaders of the protest addressed the crowd |
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The
Museum includes a Chapel and Memorial to those who were killed
in the 1989 protest |
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The
names and pictures of those who died The prayer
at left is the Our Father in Latin |
Today Victory Square is a peaceful scene with
a memorial to those who died in front of the Cathedral |
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The
Opera House where we attended the Opera commemorating
the events 30 years earlier |
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Union
Square is a short walk from Victory Square |
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