Photo by smartovski The Palace of Arts was an edifice built in Bucharest, on the Trocadero Hill (Filaret Hill) for General Exposition of Bucharest in 1906, in the same place where now we can see the Carol Park. The Palace, with an area of 2413 square meters, was designed by Victor Stefanescu and built by [...]
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The Ghika Tei Palace
Posted by raluca on September 10th, 2010
Photo by Gorgan_Paps The Ghika Tei Palace is a building in Bucharest, located in Plumbuita Park, which borders the southern side of the lake. The construction was made in the neoclassical style, by Prince Grigore Dimitrie Ghica in 1822, after the plans of Catalan – Romanian architect, Vilacrosse Xavier, on the place of the old [...]
Running The World: Bucharest, Romania (Blaze Travel Guides) [Kindle Edition]
Posted by admingeorge on September 9th, 2010
The routes, maps, statistics, and cultural information you need to safely – and happily – run Romania’s capital. Brought to you by Blaze Travel Guides, a not-for-profit publisher of international guides for active travelers. (more…)Heavy Metal Music
The Little Paris – Bucharest
Posted by raluca on September 2nd, 2010
Between 19-20th century the city had a great turn from a giant village with muddy streets to Eastern Europe’s most attractive destination, and getting the world’s reputation of being ‘The Little Paris’ . All it’s architecture was designed by French architects or Romanian architects, affiliates from the French school, and some results are still here [...]
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No Comments »The Romanian Athenaeum from Bucharest
Posted by raluca on August 31st, 2010
One of the most representative buildings of the Capital, a landmark of Bucharest, The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, founded in 1865 by a couple of cultural and scientific personalities such as Constantin Esarcu, V. A. Urechia, and Nicolae Creţulescu. The impresive building was opened in 1888 on the [...]
Bucharest, the Little Paris
Posted by admingeorge on August 5th, 2009
Known for its wide, tree-lined boulevards, glorious Belle Époque buildings and a reputation for the high life (which in the 1900s earned its nickname of “Little Paris”), Bucharest, Romania’s largest
