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Triumphal Arch
About half way up Şos Kiseleff, the 27m Triumphal Arch, based on Paris’ namesake monument, was built in 1935 to commemorate the reunification of Romania in 1918. Sites of WWI battles are inscribed inside the arch, while King Ferdinand and Queen Marie feature on its southern facade.
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Reconciliation Park
This monument park, three blocks west of Piaţa Avram Iancu, holds two amazing statues. In the centre, the Statue of Liberty was erected in 1890 to honour 13 Hungarian generals executed after the 1849 Hungarian uprising. Nearby, an even more impressive Arch of Triumph was built in 2
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Cetatea Oradea
Oradeas fortress dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and played a key role in conflicts between the Turks, Austrians and Hungarians over the years. The fortress is shaped like a pentagon, with five towers and thick defensive walls. At the time of writing it was closed for long-
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Sephardic Jewish Cemetery
The Sephardic Jewish Cemetery lies opposite Belu Cemetery in the south of the city (metro Eroii Revoluţiei). Two rows of graves dated 21-23 January 1941 mark the Iron Guards pogrom against the Jewish community in Bucharest, during which at least 170 Jews were murdered. From the met
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Herăstrău Park
Facing the square from the north is this 200-hectare park which stretches along the wide namesake lake. It’s (arguably) Bucharest’s nicest park, with plenty of shaded strolls and open-air cafes, plus boats to hire. At night in summer, some of the city’s best clubs decamp along the
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Casa Iancu de Hunedoara
Transylvanian prince Iancu de Hunedoara (Jánós Hunyadi in Hungarian), royal governor of Hungary between 1446 and 1453, lived in the 15th-century house Casa Iancu de Hunedoara. In 1456 he successfully thrashed the Turks on the banks of the Danube, close to Belgrade. Today, his house
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Merry Cemetery
Săpânţa village has a unique place in the hearts of Romanians. It boasts the Merry Cemetery, famous for the colourfully painted wooden crosses that adorn the tombstones in the villages graveyard. Shown in art exhibitions across Europe, the crosses attract coachloads of visitors who
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National Military Museum
The National Military Museum doubles nicely as a Romanian history museum, with its chronological rundown of how the country defended itself. In the museum entrance, note the 1988 communist mural that celebrates the Palace of Parliament (a year before the revolution). In back is a h
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National History & Archaeological Museum
This museum is a minor disappointment. The stunning ground-floor exhibits of vases, jewellery and statuary from the Greek and Roman periods, lasting until about AD 500, justify the admission price, but the upper floors on more recent times and Romanian national history are poorly l
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Zambaccian Museum
Tricky to find, the little Zambaccian Museum is in a restored villa between B-dul Aviatorilor and Calea Dorobanţilor (just north of Piaţa Dorobanţilor). The small collection boasts mostly Romanian paintings from the early 20th century, plus a Matisse, a Cezanne and a couple of Reno
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Târgu Church
Near the restaurants on Str Alexandru Ioan Cuza is the beautiful, partially frescoed Târgu Church. The 1654 church was painted during the 17th and 18th centuries, but destroyed during an earthquake in 1940. Extensive renovations followed in 1941 and the 1970s and were still ongoing
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St Spiridons Monastery
One block northeast of the square, this monastery contains the headless body of Grigore Ghica III, killed in 1777 for opposing the Turks. The present structure dates from 1807, after an 1802 earthquake damaged everything but the original steeple tower (1786). Interestingly, some ch
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Moldavian Metropolitan Cathedral
This cavernous cathedral, built between 1833 and 1839, was designed by architect Alexandru Orascu and decorated by painter Gheorghe Tattarescu. Since 1889, when the cathedral claimed the relics of Moldavias patron saint, St Paraschiva, from the Church of the Three Hierarchs, the fa
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Princess Bălaşa Church
Another impressive church that survived the 1980s demolition is the candy-striped Princess Bălaşa Church. The church, just northwest of Piaţa Unirii, is named after Wallachian Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu’s sixth daughter, who had a small wooden church built here in 1744 that was
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Piteşti Prison Memorial
This memorial marks the spot where the citys notorious prison once stood and where insidious mind-control experiments were carried out in the late 1940s and early 50s. The main memorial is a tiled column; nearby is a map of other detention and extermination sites around Romania. It
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Naval History Museum
Fascinating if slightly confusing stroll through 2000 years of maritime history on the Black Sea. The exhibit begins in the Greco-Roman period, with some intricate models of old Roman boats, but quickly moves to the 19th and 20th centuries. The garden is strewn with relics of real
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Dolphinarium
The countrys first Dolphinarium (or Delfinarium) has been updated and modernised. Dolphin shows are held throughout the day in the large amphitheatre. Sea-animal encounters and shows have received criticism by animal welfare groups who claim the captivity of marine life is debilita
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Central Committee of the Communist Party Building
The scene of Ceauşescus infamous last speech was on the balcony of the former Central Committee of the Communist Party building on 21 December 1989. Amid cries of Down with Ceauşescu! he escaped (briefly) by helicopter from the roof. Meanwhile, the crowds were riddled with bullets,
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Agapia din Deal
The second monastery, Agapia din Deal (also called Agapia Veche, or, Old Agapia), is 2.2km from the main monastery complex. Follow the right-hand road through Agapia to the signposted dirt road veering right (youll need a sturdy car). Built by Petru Rareş wife Elena between 1642 to
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Archaeology & History Museum
Prince Iancu de Hunedoara’s life story, and that of Baia Mare, is told in the local Archaeology & History Museum. This expansive complex houses excavation displays, including the mother of all clay-pot collections, extensive weapons exhibitions, tools, weathered documents, bron
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