The Administrative Palace was built in 1887, in a neorenaissance style. The plan of the building is in U-shape and the tower clock was brought from Switzerland. (The clock has a mechanism that enables it to play a patriotic song every hour). In the main hall of the palace one can admire the stained glass windows of painter Sever Frentiu, which are representative for the XXth century national painting. Their theme is The Seasons, allegorically represented and framed by feminine personifications of the months of the year. Because of its retreated position from the boulevard, the Palace creates the most important square of the city. Here numerous historical events took place: the last was the December 1989 Revolution when the crowd demonstrated against the communist totalitarian regime.

     Since then the name of this square was changed into The Revolution Square. In its middle there is a monument and a triptych built up in the memory of the revolution heroes.

     Within the architectural complex of the square, one can also see to the left of the Administrative Palace, the Romanian National Bank Palace, and to the right, the "Aurel Vlaicu" University.

     The Cultural Palace was built between 1911 and 1913 following the plans of architect Ludovic Szantay. It is conceived as a combination of various styles: neoclassical for the facade, Italian renaissance for the wings, gothic for the side which faces the park and corinthic for the columns which support the frontispice of the facade. On the frontispice one can observe the bas-reliefs dedicated to the muses of science, music and literature. The ornaments of the main hall are in secession style and the original windows in art nouveau style. The painting on the ceiling represents the solar system and the Haley comet. The Palace houses the local Philarmonic, the History Museum and the Natural Sciences Museum. In the concert hall, famous musicians such as: Richard Strauss, Bela Bartok and George Enescu performed.
     Nearby, there is an alley with cultural and political personalities of Arad: George Cosbuc, the renowned Transylvanian poet, also known as the poet of the villagers, Alexandru Xenopol, historian and philosopher who donated his large amount of books to the library of Arad, P. Pipos, professor of pedagogy who played an outstanding role in the dissemination of culture among Romanians, I.P.Sirianu, the ex-county superior of Arad county who fought for the Romanians' desideratum, the unification of Transilvania with Romania,

     The Roman-Catholic Cathedral was built between 1902 and 1904 as a monumental building, in Renaissance style, in the place where the Minorites Church used to be. At the entrance, above the gate one can see the copy of the famous Michelangelo Buoanarotti chef-d'oeuvre "Pieta". In the pronaos, there is the bronze statuary group "The Holy Trinity", built in ..... as a sign of gratitude for the ceasing of the pest which stroke the city. It was initially located in front of the State Theatre. Behind the white marble shrine there is a large fresco inspired from the life of St. Anton de Padova. The cathedral organ has a special accoustics, and it is made of 40 registers with 1200 phonic tubes. The service is spoken in Hungarian, German and Romanian.

     The Old Theatre is the first theatre in Arad and among the first in the country. It was built in 1817 at the initiative of Jacob Hirschl, in neoclassical style.
      Here performed the Matei Milo company, during the Transylvanian tour. In these performances, Mihai Eminescu took part as a prompter.
    In 1907 the theatre became the Urania Cinema, the first cinema in the country. The first performance with a Romanian film - "The War of Independence" - was showed here, on April 16th 1913.

     In the vecinity of the State Theatre one can see The Ardealul Hotel, built in 1841, formerly known as "The White Cross". On the settlement of the present hotel there used to be an inn and a mail coach until 1868, when the railway which united Arad with the rest of Transylvania was inaugurated. In the main hall, on the first floor, musicians such as Franz Liszt (1846) and Johann Strauss (1879) performed.

     The Orthodox Cathedral was built between 1862 and 1865, in baroque style patronized by St. John the Baptist. Inside there are byzantine style frescos, illustrating biblical scenes and portraits of saints.
      The cathedral bell was moulded in 1764 and was brought from the old orthodox cathedral of the city. From the Cathedral Square one can observe the old Water Tower, built in 1896, which in the past served to supply the distribution network of the city with drinking water.
      It is 35 metres high and it was built after the model of a medieval donjon. Inside the tower there is also an art gallery and the setting up of a Water Museum is in process.

     The Orthodox Serbian church, patronized by St. Peter and Paul, was built between 1698 and 1702, in the old part of Arad, also known as the Serbian city. It is the oldest building in Arad.
     In 1790 the church was repaired and given a baroque style. The church houses a collection of books and documents connected to the Serbian presence in the Arad area, flags of Arad manufacturers and of the Mures border guards of the old frontier between the Habsburgic Empire and the Otoman Empire.

     The Neptun Strand is located in the green area formed by the Mures curve, on a surface of almost 40 hectars.
     At first, there was only bathing in the river, followed by many improvised swimming pools. At the end of the 60's, there started the work for new facilities.
     Very close to the centre of the city and easily accessible from all corners of Arad, the strand is currently the relaxing oasis for everyone here.
     Within the strand, in the past few years, one can enjoy swimming pools, tennis courts, playgrounds, terraces and discos, over 1500 dressing rooms and 300 wooden camping houses.

     In the summertime, the strand hosts various festivals and concerts. Thus, the strand is maybe the most extraordinary leisure place in the country and one of the most spectacular in Europe.
    Along the other side of the Mures, also known as The Mures Riverbank, people can enjoy walking in the park, playing sports or relaxing on a terrace.

     The Evangelical-Lutheran Church is also known as The Red Church because of its red decorative bricks that cover its walls. It was built in 1906 in neogothic style. What is remarkable is the rich portal, its sharp tower, 46 metres high, the rectangular shrine and the electropneumatic organ, made in Timisoara.

     The connection with the New Arad, an old village on the Banat river side of Mures, later on incorporated by the city, is made by the Traian Bridge. The latter was built at the beginning of the XXth century in secession style, with special street lamps which remind of old ages. At the Aradul Nou end of the bridge there is the old customs building, which at the time was marked by the river Mures, separating the Habsburgic Empire and the Otoman one. Presently, in the building we can find the Vama Veche bar.
    In the centre of the New Arad, not far from the bridge, there are the orthodox and the catholic churches. The latter was built at the beginning of the XIXth century in baroque style. The vicarage next door is older, dating from 1725 when it housed a franciscan monastery. In 1724, in the New Arad, 40 families of Germans were brought in from Franconia. Their cultural influence can be observed even today, from the way they built their houses, from the city architecture and from habits such as the Kirchweih.