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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 Gallery houses the works of such painters as Theodor Aman, Nicolae Grigorescu, Stefan Luchian, Nicholas Tonitza Pallady and some sculptors as Demetrius Paciurea, Medrea Constantin, Ion Jalea and the famous Constantin Brancusi.
The most spectacular is the European Gallery opened in 1951 which consists of 15 rooms. Here are exhibited paintings and sculptures signed by Rembrandt, Veneziano, Titian, Tintoretto, Zurbaran, El Greco, Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Delacroix Breughel, Rubens and Sisley. The heritage museum includes 4,000 engravings and drawings of famous Romanian and foreign artists.
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Located on the river Dymbovitsa, Bucharest is situated in the south-eastern Romania.
The surroundings of the city are unusually picturesque.
In addition to the rivers, the capital of Romania is in the northern part of the frames of the chain of lakes and in the center of the city there is an artificial lake Cismigiu.
It is surrounded by manicured parks and gardens.
Interestingly, Bucharest, like Rome, is built on seven hills.
Probably because of the hills, the altitude area of Bucharest, which is about 226 km, ranges from 55.
8 to 91.
5 meters.
The capital of Romania is home to more than 2 million inhabitants and 9% of all are Romanians.
Before the Second World War the city was built in the style of bozar as its boulevards reminded Paris.
If is Bucharest a modern city, let its residents and tourists decide, but the fact that the architecture of this city is beautiful and unique is an indisputable fact.
In Bucharest there are a lot of interesting sights and only some of the most famous will be described here.
A popular tourist destination is the set of the Prince's Palace (Curtea Domneasca).
This is the old center of Bucharest, you can see the oldest building in Bucharest and the princely church.
Generally, in Bucharest, you can see the whole chain of Orthodox churches of the XVII-XVIII centuries, each in its own way beautiful.
Among the monuments and statues that adorn the city, the most famous equestrian statue of Michael the Brave and the governor Mioritsa Fountain, tells the touching legend of the same lamb.
Having been in Romania, do not forget to visit the Palace and the Palace of the Parliament Kretulesku, as well as the Romanian Athenaeum , in a building where the Philharmonic is now.
The most famous theater in Bucharest is the National Theatre, comedy, opera and ballet.
The most popular Romanian museums, of course, are located in Bucharest.
This is the Museum of Art, the Museum of the village, the largest museum in the world and the Museum of History of Romania.
Bucharest can be beautiful and attractive to visit if you know its true treasures.
Ignore congestion and you will find a cosmopolitan city, with numerous museums, beautiful buildings, luxury shops and parks filled with greenery.
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