THE SIX UNUSUAL THINGS TOUR
This tour aims to show you the stories of 6 unusual objects hidden around Timisoara's old town, stories that are more or less known and talk about the history of this city. There are 6 stops, each one giving you a different number, which in the end will reveal the final location. This tour takes approx. 30-40 minutes.
Final coordinates:
N 45° 45.ABC E 021° 13.DEF
1st stop:
N 45° 45.316 E 021° 13.594
The main entrance to this building is guarded by two Turkish cannons buried with their mouths down.
The name of the building is The House with Atlanti, name that, comes from the atlases represented on the columns that make up the facade of the building.
It was built in 1812 by Toma Naum Makri, a rich Timisoara merchant of Aromanian origin.
Stand in front of the gate and look at the cannons. What's the shape of the one on the left? The number below the correct shape will be A.
2nd stop:
N 45° 45.358 E 021° 13.634
*This stop is part of a different mystery cache, if you solved that already it will be much easier.*
On this building with red facade (housing the Faculty of music and theater) you will see an inscription between the gate and the window. This centuries old inscription written in Arabic dates from the times when Timisoara was under Ottoman occupation. The inscription would be read as following:
first row (from the top): date of construction of the great fortress
second row (from the middle): during the reign of Ibrahim Khan Sultan
third row (from the bottom): 1053
With the translation and the inscription in front you have to find out what ٣ means. This will give you C.
3rd stop:
N 45° 45.387 E 021° 13.621
In the walls of the Center of Art and Culture, former Franciscan Monastery, you will se a black cannon projectile between the windows on the first level, used in the siege of Timisoara in 1849.
How many Romanian flags do you see above the entrance? This will give you B
4th stop:
N 45° 45.356 E 021° 13.845
At the corner of this building at the intersection of Grisellini streets with the Proclamation of Timisoara, you will see a mysterious tree.
The guild tree was a tree trunk clad in iron plate, fastened to the wall with an iron bar locked with a lock that had no keyhole.
The calluses visiting Timisoara came prepared with a nail with a big head engraved with the initials of their name, beating it in the trunk of the tree. The tree is also called the Iron Tree. The original tree is at the Museum of Banat, this one shown here is a copy.
Look closely. There's a unique shape that stands out. Name the shape, then count how many letters it has. (hint- it starts with H_____ in English). This will give you E.
*Example: h o r s e s h o e - 9 letters (9 is your number in this example)*
5th stop:
N 45° 45.446 E 021° 13.913
On the corner of this building you will see something that looks like a spire. Urban legends say that this spire would be the axle from the carriage of Prince Eugene of Savoya, when he entered the fortress for the first time after the surrender of the Turks, on October 18, 1716.
The shaft is 2.5 m long and is similar to the axle of a car.
Your mission here is to count how many models like the one above are on the main facade (the one facing the park, where the gate is), between the ground level and the first floor. When you find the number substract one and this will be F.
Example: if there are 10 models, 10-1 = 9 <-this will be your number
6th stop:
N 45° 45.455 E 021° 13.738
Around the given coordinates you will have to find a big cobble stone, ( it has the size of two normal ones that were used in the square), that has engraved in it the map of the old fortress. Many people believe that this rock is old, but in fact it was carved in 1987, when the square was redesigned and got the look that it has today.
Your last mission here for letter D is to find the cobble stone with the map and count the arrow shaped bastions around the city. Then count how many buildings you see between the Baroque Museum (building with yellow, orange and brown) and the building that's covered with green mesh on the right corner of the square. Substract the number of buildings from the number of bastions found on the cobblestone's map.
If there are 6 bastions on the cobblestone and 5 buildings , 6-5= 1 <- this will be your number in this case
Final coordinates should take you to an old building that survived demolitions. You'll find more information about it on a yellow panel on the left. Don't attach photos of this building in your log.
TURUL CELOR 6 OBIECTE NEOBISNUITE
Acest tur are scopul de a va arata 6 obiecte neobisnuite ascunse in centrul vechi al Timisoarei, povesti ce sunt mai mult sau mai putin cunoscute si vorbesc despre istoria acestui oras. Sunt 6 opriri, la fiecare oprire veti descoperi o cifra, care in sfarsit vor rezulta in coordonatele finale unde va puteti loga. Acestu tur dureaza aproximativ 30-40 minute
Coordonate finale:
N 45° 45.ABC E 021° 13.DEF
prima oprire:
N 45° 45.316 E 021° 13.594
Intrarea principala in aceasta cladire este "pazita" de doua tunuri turcesti, ingropate cu gurile in jos. Numele acestei cladiri este Casa cu Atlanti, nume ce provine de la atlantii reprezentati pe coloane. A fost construita in 1812 de catre Toma Naum Makri, un comerciant bogat din Timisoara de origine aromana
Priviti tunurile turcesti. Ce forma are varful tunului din partea stanga a intrarii? Numarul de sub forma corecta va fi A.
a 2a oprire:
N 45° 45.358 E 021° 13.634
*Aceasta oprire face parte dintr-un alt mystery cache, daca l-ati rezolvat deja va va fi mult mai usor*
Pe aceasta cladire cu fatada rosie, ce gazduieste Facultatea de muzica si teatru, vezi vedea o inscriptie intre poarta si fereastra. Aceasta placa veche de secole este scrisa in araba si dateaza de pe vremea cand Timisoara era sub stapanire otomana. Inscriptia s-ar citit astfel:
primul rand (de sus): data construirii marii cetati
al 2lea rand (mijloc): in timpul domniei sultanului Ibrahim Khan
al 3lea rand (jos): 1053
Cu traducerea si inscriptia in fata va trebui sa descoperiti ce inseamna ٣. Acesta va va da C.
a 3a oprire:
N 45° 45.387 E 021° 13.621
In zidurile Centrului de Arte si Cultura, fosta Manastire Franciscana, veti vedea o ghiulea neagra intre ferestrele de la primul etaj. Ghiuleaua a fost folosita in asediul Timisoarei din 1849.
Cate steaguri romanesti sunt deasupra intrarii? Numarul acestora va fi B.
a 4a oprire:
N 45° 45.356 E 021° 13.845
La coltul acestei cladiri de la intersectia strazilor Grisellini cu Str. Proclamatia de la Timisoara, veti vedea un copac misterios. Acest trunchi de copac al breslelor este infasurat in fier, prins de zid cu o bara de fier cu un lacat. Calfele care vizitau Timisoara veneau pregatiti cu un cui cu un cap mare gravat cu initiala numelui lor, batandu-l in trunchiul copacului. Originalul se află acum la Muzeul Banatului, dar cel expus în colțul clădirii este o copie a originalului.
Priviti de aproape. Pe suprafata copacului se gaseste o forma unica ce iese in evidenta. Numiti forma, apoi aflati cate litere are. (indiciu- incepe cu i_____ (acelasi numar de litere si in engleza). Numarul de litere va fi E.
*Exemplu: i e d e r a - 6 litere (6 va fi numarul in acest caz)*
a 5a oprire:
N 45° 45.446 E 021° 13.913
In coltul acestei cladiri veti vedea ceva ce seamana cu o sulita. Legendele urbane spun ca este un ax ce ar proveni de la carul cu care Printul Eugeniu de Savoya a intrat in cetate pentru prima data dupa predarea turcilor, in octombrie 18 1716. Are o lungime de 2.5m si este similara cu axul unei masini,
Misiunea este sa numarati cate modele ca cel de mai sus vedeti pe fatada principala (cea dinspre parc cu poarta), intre parter si primul etaj. Cand aflati numarul scadeti 1, numarul obtinut va fi F.
*Exemplu: daca sunt 10 modele, 10-1 = 9 <- numarul in acest caz*
a 6a oprire stop:
N 45° 45.455 E 021° 13.738
In jurul coordonatelor date va trebui sa gasiti o piatra cubica (de dimensiunea a doua pietre cubice folosite in pavajul din piata), care are sculptata in ea harta vechii cetati. Multi cred ca piatra este veche, insa ea a fost sculptata in 1987 cand s-a realizat reabilitarea pieteti care i-a dat infatisarea de astazi.
Ultima misiune aici pentru litera D este sa gasiti piatra cu harta, sa numarati cate bastioane in forma de sageata sunt in jurul cetatii, apoi sa numarati cate cladiri sunt intre Palatul Baroc (cladirea cu galben, portocaliu si maro) si cea acoperita cu panza verde in coltul din dreapta al pietei. Scadeti numarul de cladiri din numarul de bastioane gasite pe harta de pe piatra.
Daca sunt 6 bastioane si 5 cladiri, 6-5= 1 <-numarul in acest caz
Coordonatele finale ar trebui sa va duca la o cladire veche care a supravietuit demolarilor. Veti gasi informatii despre aceasta cladire pe un panou mic galben atasat pe cladire. Nu atasati poze cu cladirea in log.
