As far as the history of the automobile goes, Romania has been reasonably in synch with the Western developments in the field.
Romanias capital city Bucharest began to modernise after 1830. Gaetan Burelly was one of the less-known architects who contributed to the modernisation of the city and its transformation from an Oriental-looking merchant town into a European capital
Developments of early 20th-century architecture in Romania
Born in Craiova on November 18, 1906 and having lived a long period in Bucharest, where he passed away in December 1997, painter Corneliu...
The most outstanding Romanian woman sculptor of the 20th century, and also a prominent painter, Miliţa Petrascu was born in 1892 in Chishinau (on the territory of today's Republic of Moldova).
The Great Union centennial next year is a reason for celebration, but is also an opportunity to look back to the last century
In early 20th century, Spanish senator Angel Pulido Fernandez published two volumes on the history of Sephardic Jews of Eastern Europe
It once was the fastest and most comfortable means of transportation in Romania. Today, rail transport is slower than it used to be.
One of the 13 Saxon settlements in Tara Barsei, central Romania, Ghimbav is situated 9 km west of Brasov.
Nicolae Grigorescu was the first Romanian painter to enjoy international recognition.
The Macca-Villacrosse covered passage is a coquettish commercial area like many others in Europe
The modernisation of the Romanian principalities that began in the 19th century
Bucharest, which started modernizing in the second half of the 19th century, has very few buildings left that were built more than 200 years ago
Vineyards, wine tasting and castle life are intertwined not only in history, but also in peoples minds. This is also the case of the Jidvei Castle in Cetatea de Balta
