Piaţa Unirii Piaţa Unirii (Romanian

Romanian language

Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

 for Union Square) is the largest and most important plaza in the Romanian

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 city of Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca

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. The square is one of the largest in Romania, with dimensions of 220 m by 160 m. The centre of the city spreads out from this square. The St. Michael's Church, with the highest church tower in Romania (80m), is the second largest Gothic

Gothic architecture

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-style church in Romania. The church was constructed in two phases. The first from 1316 to 1390 and the second from 1410 to 1487. Also, the statue of King of Hungary

Hungary

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 Matthias Corvinus

Matthias Corvinus of Hungary

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 is located here.

The old town hall, the National Museum of Art, the Josika Palace, and the Rhédey palace can also be found here.

Apart from the medieval buildings, there are also Roman

Ancient Rome

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 and Dacian ruins under the square, partially visible thanks to a glass screen in the plaza.

The Unirii Square was originally called Nagypiac in Hungarian (Piaţa Mare in Romanian), meaning "Big Market Square", as opposed to the Kispiac ("Little Market Square"), which is now the Museum Square.