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St. Bartholomew Church

St. Bartholomew's Church is the oldest building in the city. It was built in the thirteenth century and was known as the Church of the three orphans, which according to the legend had left all they had to the church that’s why they were buried under the altar. The building with three naves with massive buttress walls, surrounded by walls outlasted the Turkish ...

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The Bran Castle

The Bran Castle, situated between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, 30 km from Brasov, is the only landmark that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists because of a legend: the Legend of Count Dracula, although historical sources say that Vlad Tepes had been here once on the way to Brasov. Originally, t...

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Cotroceni Palace

Cotroceni Palace is part of the Cotroceni National Museum, an institution specialized for presentation of medieval and modern history of the palace and the evolution and transformation over time. Over three centuries, a long line of outstanding personalities made decisions and ruled Romania from here, starting with the founder of the palace,the rich ruler Serban Cantacuzino, Constantin Brancoveanu, Nicholas and Constantine Mavrocord...

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The Royal Palace

The Royal Palace is located downtown in the middle of the historic buildings and other sightseeing places as Kretzulescu Church, Romanian Athenaeum, Central University Library and the Athenee Palace-Hilton. The church was built between 1927 and 1937 by the architect Roman D. Niculescu. In 1948, after the abolition of monarchy, the Royal Palace became the headquarters of the National Museum of Art. Inaugurated in 1950, The National ...

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Carol Park

Designed in 1900 by the architect E. Redont, Carol Park was inaugurated in 1906. The park was arranged on an old plantation and was held at the time of the most beautiful parks of the city. The park covers about 45 ha. A small-sized lake is crossed by a bridge plated with marble slabs. Buxus sempervirens walls and many roses fit the central park,from one part and the other alignment paths are fit with lime. Regularity and siz...

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Cismigiu

Cismigiu Park is located in the downtown of Bucharest. This is the oldest and the most beautiful park in Bucharest, it covers about 17 hectares, with entrances on three major roads: Boulevard Regina Elisabeta, Boulevard Schitu Magureanu and Stirbei Voda. The plans of the park were developed by the Viennese architect HW Meyer, Cismigiu garden today was inaugurated on March 22, 1860. The name of the garden derives from th...

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St. Joseph Catholic Cathedral

The parish territorial of St. Joseph Cathedral, with a separate area from Baratia area was founded in 1900. Transcripts of parish registers show that the first baptism was celebrated on February 4, 1884, and the first marriage on May 3, 1884, while still the construction and the arrangement of the building of the cathedral were not still finished. St. Joseph Cathedral is one metropolitan and archbishop. It was built between ...

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Grand Hotel Continental

Grand Hotel Continental Bucharest is in Romania, located on Calea Victoriei street 56 where there are other hotels in Bucharest. The hotel rating is of 9.12 (on a ten-system), the rating is based on real feedback from tourists who are vacationing in the hotel . The cost of living for one night starts from 309 RON (the price is indicated in the currency of the hotel). Grand Hotel Continental is ...

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Athenee Palace Hilton Hotel

Hilton Hotel in Bucharest is known for many years as the best hotel with high standards. Hotel Hilton Athenee Palace is located in the heart of Bucharest, near the University Square and the former Royal Palace. Municipal trolleybuses, buses and trams pass just near. The airport is 20 minutes far. The shell of neoclassical style in 1918 was retained, it completed the construction of a wing in 1964. ...

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Youths' Park( Parcul Tineretului)

Youths' Park ( Tineretului Park) has an area of 80 ha and is located within walking distance of the downtown, called the "Valley of Wailing". Since 1935, there is a systematic outline of the green areas, but the actual planning of the park began in 1965 and lasted until 1974. Large differences in level (up to 16 m) required modeling of land in order to emphasize the mirror of the lake. Valentin Do...

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Odeon Theatre

Odeon Theatre, one of the most representative theaters in Bucharest, was founded in 1946 as the Theatre for Workers CFR Giulesti. The Majestic Hall was inaugurated in 1974. This is one of the finest theaters in Bucharest and one of Europe with a sliding ceiling. In 1990 the Giulesti Theatre changed its name into Odeon Theatre. It is a repertory theater, with a stab...

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The House of Parliament

The House of the Parliament or the People’s House is one of the most impressive buildings in the world and is the second largest after the Pentagon. It can be stated that the building exceeds 2% volume of the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. The building was built in record time during 1983 - 1989, and since its opening remained the most controversial building in Romania. For ma...

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Sinaia, Romania

Sinaia Ski Resort is in Romania, Southern Carpathians, the Prahova Valley, at the foot of the mountains and Piatra Furnika Arse, 50 km from Brasov and 100 km from Bucharest. It is the largest center for winter recreation , with a rich history. For its beauty it was called the "Pearl of the Carpathians". The high mountains covered with pine forests, picturesque glade, il...

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The Written Stone

The Written Stone Monastery is an Orthodox monastery from Caras Severin, located in the village Armenis. The titular saint of this holy place of pray is "All Saints Sunday", the first Sunday after Pentecost. The humble and the less- known monastery are decorated with a common life. The monks offer accommodation to pilgrims, but the number of beds is limited now. The saint Written Stone...

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Bucharest

About Bucharest Bucharest is the capital of Romania and at the same time, the largest , the most industrial and commercial center of the country. With a population of about 1,944,367 inhabitants (est. on January 1, 2009 ) ,Bucharest is the sixth city in population in the European Union . However, Bucharest gathers over three m...

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Cocos Monastery

Situated in a pitoresque landscape , Cocos Monastery, is 6 km away from the city of Tulcea. Hiden between linden trees forests the monastery appears in a very retired area, on the foot of the Hill named Cocos. The legend says that once on that hill heard the song of a wild cock accompanied by a beat chop. Due to this fact the inhabitants decided to built this place of worship and gave the name of Cocos. They even bought land and started to build a monastery made in straw wit...

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Curtea de Arges Monastery

Monastery Curtea de Arges is the most precious pilgrimage place for district of Arges. Is surrounded by old linden trees,the church of the monastery is named “Adormirea Maicii Domnului”. The construction of the monastery started during the period when Neagoe Basarab was the ruler there. It took five years to complete its building and is a part from the famous legend about Mesterul Manole, who sacrified his wife for this sacred place. This place of worship is 18 m...

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Golia Monastery

Golia Monastery is situated the city of Iasi in the Northeastern side of Romania. Firstly was founded by Ioan Golia during the 16th century. The church named “Inaltarea Domnului” was restored and renovated by Vasile Lupu during the period 1650-1653, completed in 1660 by the son of V.Lupu, Stefanita. This splendid monuments is hiding behind high walls with locked door appearing more as a fortress, combining 3 kind of craft...

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Bistrita Monastery

Bistrita Monastery is an old sacred place that preserves nice memories that relate all the glorious times that it passed through. Thhis monastery was founded by Alexandru cel Bun and dates from more than six ages due to the powerful forests that surround it, facing all the troubles. The Bistrita Monastery is one of the oldest sacred building in Romania and represents an exclusive masterpiece, a cultural and archeological treasure. The history of the monastery starts during t...

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Neamt Monastery

Neamt Monastery is a beautiful othodox complex for monks situated in the village with the same name, representing the oldest monachal place from Moldova. On documents it appears since 1407 but the monachal activity seems to belong to 12th century. The founder of the monastery is Petru I Musat, who had built the first church made from stone, that doesn’t exist today, but on this area existed a wooden church called White Church. The church that nowadays delight our eyes ...

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Putna Monastery

Putna Monastery is situated at 33 km from the city of Radauti and represents an exclusive monastic edifice, called by foreign as the Jerusalem of Romanian nation. During the time it was an important cultural center where have created important manuscripts, including a museum with cultural objects, icons and embroideries. Its construction started in 1446 till 1469 and was founded by Stefan the Great that has his tomb here. The inside of the building and the tower from t...

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Voronet Monastery

A gorgeous and spectacular masterpiece appears at 35 km from Suceava considerated the ‘’ Sistine Chapel of the Orient”. The Voronet Monastery has a small church with a tower designed in a Moldavian style with a very big fresco, called “The Last Judgement”, on the Western façade that makes it famous and recognized as a very precious cultural monument. This majesctic pearl of Bucovina feautures a Moldavian vintage style ma...

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Sucevita Monastery

Situated at 18 km away from Radauti, Sucevita Monastery is a wooden masterpiece, between hills, dating since 16th century. It was born from a legend that says that a very sinful woman brought stones during the time to build a monastery as a sign of her regret for all her sins. The monastery appeared in documents since 1582 when Petru Schiopu was a ruler in this region. This gorgeous and imposant monument is built in a Ghotic with Byzantine style, combined with element...

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Histria Citadel

Histria Citadel is situated along Lake Sinoe, is considered the ruins of the Greek city of Histria. The old city of Histria was founded by Greek that arrived here from Miletus and Minor Asia. In 657BC Histria was an important port in the region and was left in the 7th century AD, but was discovered in 1914 and now represents a gorgeous old city and the ruins of the citadel is a great prove for its history. Initially the citadel occuppied a big territory, covering over 35 hec...

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Romanian Atheneum

Romanian Atheneum is one of the most beautiful building in Bucharest and one of the most famous concert hall, that was started to build in 1886, designed in a neo classical style byAlbert Galleron, a French arhitect. It took two years to complete its construction and in 1888 the Atheneum was inaugurated for the public. From exterior it appears as formed from six colums designed in a Ionic style that create the image of a Greek Temple. Nearby the each column are five statues ...

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The Black Church

The Black Church is the most imposant and attractive monument built by German people when they lived on Transylvanian land. It has a very interesting and mysterious history, it was built between 1385 and 1477 on a place where first was a church destroyed by Mongols in 1242. The building of the church was seriously damaged during the Turkish raids in 1421, later in 1689 it suffered because of the Habsburg invazions who torched it and the walls were blackened from the fires. T...

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Citadel Sighișoara

Experience and enjoy the time in the most old and beautiful place from Romania, at the Citadel Sighișoara, which dates since 12th century. It is a unique masterpiece that still preserves the medieval spirit. It was constructed by Saxon colonists, and was the place were Vlad Dracula was born. It stays like a clean window relating all the past and the glorious history of Transylvania. This magnific citadel was included in UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. T...

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Danube Delta

Danube Delta is a very large area that stands under the waters, and it is located where the river Danube runs into the Black Sea. It has a lenght of about 5050 km, inluding 732 km that lies on the territory of Ukraine. The Danube Delta has formed during the quaternary age, having a shape of a equlateral triangle covering over 80 km on each side of the triangle. The Danube river is the longest river on the planet that goes in 10 countries, like: Republic of Moldova, Ukr...

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Hunedoara Castle

Hunedoara Castle also called Corvin’s Castle is one of the most beautiful Ghotic style building. The castle lays on a rock where the river Zlasti runs around. Its history is related by Dracula that was in prison for seven years in this castle. It was constructed during the 12th-14th century and initially was a small citadel that was given by Sigismund to Vojk Hunyad, after his death the castle was developed and extended by his son, Ioannus Corvinus, who tra...

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Peles Castle

Situated in Sinaia and considered one of the most beautiful palace in Europe, Peles Palace is a precious pearl for Romanian Cultural Heritage. It was the last home for King Carol I who died here in 1914. The construction of the castle lasted from 1875 till 1883, when was officialy opened. Its history is related to the time when King Carol I came near the place and was impressed by the beauty of the nature and he decided to build an exceptional castle in that zone. Soon he bo...

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Bran Castle

Bran Castle is situated in a mountainous place, between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains. It attracts thousand of tourists for its misterious legend of Dracula. The castle initially was built as a fortress by the Teotonic Knights in 1212. The castle appears in documents since 1377 when King Ludovic I offered to citizens of Brasov the possibility to build a new citadel, instead of the old fortress built by Knights. Then during the 1419-1424 the castles was possessed by Si...

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The Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden of Bucharest was created in 1860 by Alexandru Ioan Cuza, who founded his palace nearby garden, that was separated by the palace. But later the final place for this garden was chosen by the doctor Dimitrie Brandza and the arhitect Fuchs, who loved the beauty of the nature. It was completed in 1891 and there were founded the Greenhouse and the Botanical Institute that had a great importance as a educational center for University of Bucharest. The garden ha...

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Palace of the Parliament

A very fascinable and gorgeous building in the Center of Bucharest, the Capital of Romania is The Palace of the Parliament. This imposant palace is the largest building in Europe and was fondated by Nicolae Ceausescu, who gave the name of House of the Republic, on 25 july 1984. It is a unique masterpiece and is designed in a eclectic neoclassical style, using material from Romania only. The buiding appears as 86 meters high building, with 92 meters underground. It include...

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Romania

Total area: 238,391 km2 Population: 21,959,278 (2010 estimate)Density: 90/km2 Currency: Romanian leu (RON)Official language(s): RomanianCapital: Bucharest (Bucureşti)Governement: Semi-presidential republicInternet TLD: .roCalling code: +40 Romania is a country located in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova to the north and ea...

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Transylvania in Romania

Autumn landscapes of mountain and hill areas are the right story. Picturesque medieval towns, Sibiu, Sighisoara and Brasov are very animated in September or October, and festivals are held chain. The area's most beautiful castles ever here in this period. Bran, Turda Gorges area and Transfagarasanul Balea are a few other places that are very special autumn....

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