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Obeliscul Sfânta Ecaterina

Timișoara, Romania · built 1763

Obeliscul Sfânta Ecaterina
Obeliscul Sfânta Ecaterina. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The St. Catherine Obelisk is a monument in Timișoara, Romania. Erected in 1763 on the site of the altar of the old Franciscan church of Saint Catherine, the monument has been located since 1963 in the Heroes' Cemetery in the Lipovei district, although there were proposals to relocate it to Nicolae Bălcescu Square.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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