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The Village Museum (1936)
The Village Museum (Muzeul Satului in Romanian) is an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herăstrău Park (Bucharest, Romania), showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 square meters and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania.
Rural Romanian House
Our guide describes unique Romanian architectural styles
18th Century Romanian Barn
Shingled compound gate
Religious motifs are common in vintage Romanian rural architecture
19th Century Romanian barnyard
Thatched and wood shingled roofs
Intricate, woven fence with thatched and spiked top
Wooden church spire
Early 20th century rural house
19th century home a relatively prosperous family. Note the intricacy of the wooden roof shakes
Maramureş Region church
Maramures Region Wooden Church
Maramureș is one of the better-known regions of Romania, with autonomous traditions since the Middle Ages - but still not very much visited. Its well-preserved wooden villages and churches, its traditional lifestyle, and the local colourful dresses still in use make Maramureș as near to a living museum as can be found in Europe.
Orthodox Cross atop a Maramureș Region Church
Maramureș Region Church
Wandering around the Romanian Village Museum
Wooden Grave Marker
Wooden Grave Marker
Maramureș Region Church
Cat on the hunt
Orthodox Spire Cross
Orthodox Spire Crosses
A pussycat wets his whistle
A rural home with a steep wooden shake roof
Wooden Orthodox cross
Maramureș Region Church
Earth houses of Straja, dug in to the ground and topped with thatch
Straja is in the western Carpathian Mountains.
Earth houses of Straja, dug in to the ground and topped with thatch
Georgia at the Village Museum
Chris and Georgia at the Village Museum
Romanian stilt house
Corn Crib
Intricate wood flashing and roof shingles
Village Museum
Kitty combat
Beautiful well with magnificent wood shingle roof
Village Museum
At the Village Museum
Romanian Expo Center
US Embassy Compound
Art Nouveau Touches in Bucharest: The Cantacuzino Palace
Located on Calea Victoriei (Victory Avenue), the most famous street of the capital, the sumptuous Cantacuzino Palace is not only an architectural monument of outstanding value, considered one of the most beautiful houses in Bucharest, but a major cultural landmark as well, housing the Memorial House and a museum dedicated to the greatest of all Romanian composers George Enescu (1881-1955), one of the 20th century's giants of classical music
The Cantacuzino Palace
Designed in French academic style with conspicuous Art Nouveau features by Ion D. Berindei, Romanian architect trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, The Cantacuzino Palace was conceived after the model of Parisian nobility and contributed to Bucharest’s image as “The Little Paris”. The façade is distinguished by the spectacular shell-shaped glass awning above the entrance, a visual emblem of the city of Bucharest. The interiors were adorned with monumental paintings made by George Demetrescu Mirea, Nicolae Vermont and Costin Petrescu (professor at the School of Fine Arts and the royal court painter).The palace was built in the early years of the 20th century for one of the richest men of the time. In 1937 it became the residence of George Enescu who married Maruca Cantacuzino, the widow of the elder son of Grigore Cantacuzino .Enescu and his wife did not actually live in the main building of the palace, but in the small austere pavilion at the back of the garden, behind the palace.
The Museum of Art Collections
The Museum of Art Collections is a branch of the National Museum of Art of Romania and is situated in Bucharest.
National Gallery of Romanian Art
The National Military Circle (The Officers’ Circle, 1910-1923
Resembling the Opera Garnier in Paris, The Officers’ Circle Palace (the construction started in 1911 but due to occurrence of the WWI, it was officially inaugurated only in 1923) is one of the most beautiful and representative buildings in Bucharest. The architect, Dimitrie Maimarolu, was among the Romanian architects who promoted the Beaux-Arts school’s models which changed the appearance of the city in the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The edifice was built for the Officers’ Circle of the Bucharest military garrison, organization of the Romanian Army officers founded in 1876. The palace was famous for the glamorous balls held there in the period between the two world wars. The fountain in front of the Officers’ Circle Palace bears the name of the old Sarindar monastery, the earliest edifice on site. The Officers’ Circle Palace is today the central cultural institution of the Romanian army. The sumptuous interiors are currently used for various cultural events.
The Flag of Romania
The national flag of Romania României) is a tricolor with vertical stripes, beginning from the flagpole: blue, yellow and red. .Red, yellow and blue were found on late 16th century royal grants of Michael the Brave, as well as shields and banners. During the Wallachian uprising of 1821, they were present on the canvas of the revolutionaries' flag and its fringes; for the first time a meaning was attributed to them: "Liberty (sky-blue), Justice (field yellow), Fraternity (blood red)".
The Savings Bank Palace (1900)
Bucharest
Dracula's Blood Bank
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We visited three locations in Bucharest today with our guide and fellow travelers-The Village Museum in Herăstrău Park, The Orthodox Cathedral complex-the 17th century Patriarchal Church- and the Palace of Parliament, a brutish piece of Communist era architecture built by Ceausescu Romania's Dictator at the time. The building is gigantic; only the Pentagon is larger. After we completed the day's tour in Bucharest we made our way to the river port town of Giurgiu where we boarded the Viking Embla to begin our Danube River cruise. After a welcome cocktail with the crew and fellow travelers the six of us shared a great dinner and lots of laughs on board.
The Village Museum (1936) Rural Romanian House Our guide describes unique Romanian architectural styles 18th Century Romanian Barn Shingled compound gate Religious motifs are common in vintage Romanian rural architecture 19th Century Romanian barnyard Thatched and wood shingled roofs Intricate, woven fence with thatched and spiked top Wooden church spire Early 20th century rural house 19th century home a relatively prosperous family. Note the intricacy of the wooden roof shakes Maramureş Region church Maramures Region Wooden Church Orthodox Cross atop a Maramureș Region Church Maramureș Region Church Wandering around the Romanian Village Museum Wooden Grave Marker Wooden Grave Marker Maramureș Region Church Cat on the hunt Orthodox Spire Cross Orthodox Spire Crosses A pussycat wets his whistle A rural home with a steep wooden shake roof Wooden Orthodox cross Maramureș Region Church Earth houses of Straja, dug in to the ground and topped with thatch Earth houses of Straja, dug in to the ground and topped with thatch Georgia at the Village Museum Chris and Georgia at the Village Museum Romanian stilt house Corn Crib Intricate wood flashing and roof shingles Village Museum Kitty combat Beautiful well with magnificent wood shingle roof Village Museum At the Village Museum Romanian Expo Center US Embassy Compound Art Nouveau Touches in Bucharest: The Cantacuzino Palace The Cantacuzino Palace The Museum of Art Collections National Gallery of Romanian Art The National Military Circle (The Officers’ Circle, 1910-1923 The Flag of Romania The Savings Bank Palace (1900) Bucharest Dracula's Blood Bank
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