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The Via Principalis was the main road connecting the two main gates of the ancient Roman castrum of Apulum, to the north and south. The road ran in front of the "Principia" of the Roman fort, the headquarters of the 13th Gemina Legion. Carts transporting salt, oil, wine, and military equipment for the camp's inhabitants drove along the stone-paved road. The remains of the road, along which the Roman soldiers walked, were uncovered during the fort's renovation. The Roman-era slabs can be seen here, as well as the masonry canal beneath the road's longitudinal axis, which was intended to ensure its drainage.

The bell depicts scenes from the three Romanian principalities of Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia. As a whole, it is a monument to the unity of Greater Romania since 1918.

The coronation of Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Ferdinand I of Romania since October 10, 1914, and his wife Maria was the trigger for the construction of the new Trinity Cathedral in the center of the citadel of Alba Iulia in 1921 and 1922. Delayed by the turmoil of the First World War, Ferdinand and Maria's ceremonial coronation took place here on October 15, 1922.

The magnificent Royal Gate, with its high gate tower, was built as the portico of the new Holy Trinity Cathedral (Cathedral of the Reunification of the Nation) for the coronation of King Ferdinand I of Romania and Queen Maria in 1922. It is located slightly north of the existing fourth gate of the citadel and is accessible via a bridge from Union Park.

The Coronation Cathedral of Alba Iulia, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built with the support of the Romanian royal family between March 1921 and September 1922 according to the plans of the architect Victor Ștefănescu. Its Byzantine-style architecture is inspired by the Royal Church of Târgoviște, the ancient coronation site of the Wallachian voivodes. The coronation ceremony of King Ferdinand and Queen Maria as rulers of Greater Romania took place in the courtyard of this church on October 15, 1922, following a solemn mass in the cathedral. On December 1, 1948, following the ban on the Romanian Church united with Rome, a ceremony for the "Reunification of the Romanian Orthodox Church" was held here. The name of the church was changed to "Cathedral of the Reunification of the Romanian Orthodox Church." Since 1975, the place has served as the cathedral of the Orthodox Diocese of Alba Iulia.

Uricani (obsolete Uricani-Hobițeni, Uricani-Hobiceni; Hungarian Urikány or Hobicaurikány, German Goldenbach)[3] is a small town in Hunedoara County in Romania. Uricani is a relatively late settlement that has probably existed since the end of the 18th century. It was first mentioned in documents in 1786 under the name Uricani-Hobiceni (Hungarian Hobiczény és Felső Urikány). The first settlers were Romanians, came from the villages of Hobița and Uric in the Hațeg area and named the new settlement after their hometowns. At first, forestry and livestock farming were the most important industries. Soon, however, mining of hard coal and lignite played the main role.[4] In 1857, a coking plant was put into operation.[5] The rapid economic development led to a rapid increase in population. As a result of the First World War, the town passed from Austria-Hungary to Romania and was officially named Uricani. After the Second World War, coal mining was intensified again. In 1965, Uricani was granted town status.[4] The economic upheaval after the revolution in 1989 led to the closure of some of the coal mines and left many miners unemployed.

Petrila is located on the Jiul de Est river (Eastern Schil), between the Șureanu mountains in the north and the Parâng mountains in the south. Petrila experienced a significant boom after significant coal deposits were discovered in the 18th century and a mine opened in Petrila in 1859. Mining was the city's most important industry from the last third of the 19th century and throughout the 20th century. At times, 5,000 miners worked in the Petrila mine. The highest annual production was reached in 1983 with 1.2 million tons of coal.[3] When the Romanian state began to reduce its mining subsidies with the gradual transition to a market economy after 1990, production in Petrila also fell drastically; in 2014 it was still 110,000 tons. On November 15, 2008, two explosions occurred in the Petrila mine, which claimed a total of 13 lives.[4] The Petrila mine was closed at the end of October 2015. At the end of the day, about 300 miners were still employed there.