The late 18th c. summer residence of baron Samuel von Brukenthal, the Habsburg governor of Transylvania, is open to visitors.
Bucharest is a city which started to modernize relatively recently, in the second half of the 19th century
In the early 20th century, Bucharest city councilors tackled the issue of sanitation and building proper housing.
Death is ubiquitous in the imagery of every human culture.
A feature about Bucharest's main parks and gardens and their designers
Romanian names have been given to objects from our solar system
One of the marvels of the city of Iasi, northeastern Romania
At the end of WWI, Romania benefited from substantial support from influential French circles and civilian and military figures.
The first flight in a zeppelin, in the early 20th century
One of the biggest entrepreneurs in Romanias history was the Armenian Amanuel Marzaian, known as Manuc-bei, who lived in the second half of the 18th century.
An American doctor was one of the foreign volunteers that helped Romanians during the First World War
The Romanians have their own myths regarding their ancestors, just like all nations have. Ancestor-related myths prove their grandeur,...
Fortifications, forts, redoubts and citadels played a very important role in warfare until the early 20th century.
The beginning of communism in Romania and not only in Romania was marked by the cruel crackdown on those opposing the new regime. They included many...
