Anchor Palace

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The Anchor Palace (Romanian: Palatul Ancora; Hungarian: Horgony-palota; German: Anker Palast), originally known as the Kuderlich-Sailer Palace, is a historical monument in Timișoara, Romania. It stands in the Iosefin district, at the intersection of General Ion Dragalina Boulevard and Tudor Vladimirescu Embankment, along the Bega Canal. It got its name from the anchor exposed on its facade, reminiscent of naval trade on Bega.

History: The area on the left bank of the Bega Canal, near the current Stephen the Great Bridge, was initially known as Zum Grünen Anger (English: green meadow). The current name of the palace is a linguistic confusion: Anger is an archaic word of German origin meaning "small meadow", while Anker means "anchor". The plot of land was used for gardening and belonged to the Sailer family. On the corner where the palace stands today, a small building was built where the Navigation Office of the Commercial Port of Timișoara operated for a while. Later, the Golden Anchor restaurant was opened there, which was a popular meeting palace for families and advertised itself as the "most pleasant entertainment place". A heiress granddaughter of German philanthropist Anton...