After the conquest of Timișoara by the Habsburgs in 1716, it was realized that the old fortifications could not cope with new fighting techniques, therefore it was decided to rebuild the whole city in Pagan style (a fortress-stronghold of a stellar shape).
It had an area larger than the Ottoman medieval fortress.
The city was surrounded by three stellar belts that could be filled with water.
Access was via three gates: of Vienna, Petrovaradin and Transylvania (completely demolished in 1891).
The nine bastions of the fortress were named after kings and queens or generals.
In the second half of the 19th century, the majority of the city walls was demolished to make room for the rapidly expanding city.
After the conquest of Timișoara by the Habsburgs in 1716, it was realized that the old fortifications could not cope with new fighting techniques, therefore it was decided to rebuild the whole city in Pagan style (a fortress-stronghold of a stellar shape). It had an area larger than the Ottoman medieval fortress. The city was surrounded by three stellar belts that could be filled with water. Access was via three gates: of Vienna, Petrovaradin and Transylvania (completely demolished in 1891). The nine bastions of the fortress were named after kings and queens or generals. In the second half of the 19th century, the majority of the city walls was demolished to make room for the rapidly expanding city.
Theresia Bastion