Photos of Romania - Page 304

PRIMEVAL · July 20th, 2012, 01:51 PM

Thank you Dakaro!

PRIMEVAL · July 20th, 2012, 03:16 PM

Bucharest

Whole copy of Rome's Trajan Column in National History Museum. The copy was made starting with 1939. It arrived in Bucharest only in 1967, being initially displayed in the Peasant Museum, because the NHM wasn't yet created.

It was moved in the present museum and building (a new construction additional to the monumental Postal Palace, 1900) in 1972 in the Lapidarium room, where original Greek and Roman sculptures and reliefs from Romania's archaeological sites are also presented.

The column depicts the last two wars between Romans and Dacians, during Trajan and Decebalus.

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Traj_col_exhibit_1 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr

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Traj_col_exhibit_2 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr

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Traj_col_exhibit_3 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr

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Traj_col_build_1 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr

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Traj_col_base_1 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr

PRIMEVAL · July 20th, 2012, 05:24 PM

Iași - Three Hierarchs Monastery

For centuries, this was Moldavia's most admired construction, visited among other by Polish Kings and Russian Tsar Peter the Great.

It was erected between 1637 and 1639 by Vasile Lupu (a Renaissance prince, protector of culture) who in 1640 will set up here the first printing press in Moldavia.

The church became renowned for the extraordinary lacery in stone which adorns the facades, from bottom to the top of the derricks. One can count over 30 non-repeating registers of decorative motives. Western architectural elements (Gothic, Renaissance) combine with the Eastern style, of Armenian, Georgian, Persian, Arabian or Ottoman inspiration, in a totally bold conception, whose result is a harmonious ensemble.

Near the church one can find the Gothic Hall, which shelters a religious art museum.

Inside are buried illustrous Romanian figures: Vasile Lupu, Dimitrie Cantemir (ruler of Moldavia between 1673 – 1723 and polymath), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (first ruler of unified Moldavia and Wallachia 1859 – 1866).

Unfortunately, the monastery is under renovation since before the age of digital photography and no good images can be found because the church is covered by scaffoldings.

The video anyway shows the whole complex.

doxologia.ro

Wikipedia

PRIMEVAL · July 20th, 2012, 06:38 PM

Maramureș

Adam Bilinski

Ieud

Budești

Săpânța Merry Cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons that are buried there as well as scenes from their lives.

Prislop Pass between Maramureș and Bukovina, where a folk festival takes place

Rodna Mountains

PRIMEVAL · July 20th, 2012, 08:00 PM

Hârtibaciu Plateau

Matei

PRIMEVAL · July 20th, 2012, 08:40 PM

Tihuța Pass

Last photo is actually from the Vatra Dornei - Gura Humorului road that continues the road along the pass, toward Suceava

milasadi

PRIMEVAL · July 20th, 2012, 10:34 PM

Around Tismana

Tino Demetrescu

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 01:04 AM

Bălinești

Built in 1494-1499 by boyar Tăutu as the church of his court. There are remarkable murals from the end of 15th century integrally preserved, with a style similar to the ones at Voroneț. The church was also covered in exterior by paintings which have been degraded and vanished over centuries.

blogprinvizor.ro

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 01:21 AM

Bălinești

comoaraculturalaaromaniei.blogspot.ro

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 03:01 AM

Bucharest

From the author of photographs:

Most of the places I have travelled to on this trip have struck me as conservative and family-oriented, backpacker hostels notwithstanding. But arriving in Bucharest in the late evening I sense I have come to a city that is vibrant and edgy, probably the most in that way since Naples.

middleseamournfulness.wordpress.com

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 04:04 AM

Posmuș and Șieu

Castle Teleki in Posmuș / Paszmos (17th century), the 600 yo oak tree on its domain and the Kemény castle in Șieu / Nagysajó built after 1785

Călin Gabor

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 08:21 AM

Piatra Cave, Dobruja

infodobrogea.ro

Is the only karstic cavity with submerged stalagmites in country, formed at least 600,000 years ago when the Black Sea was lower and Dobruja a rainy area.

Dobruja is the oldest territory in Romania, formed of crystalline rocks 1 milliard years ago. Over this, limestone and corals have been deposited, giving an original character.

The cave is connected with an imense underground lake and the quality water is now extracted and used for irrigations, given the aridity of Dobruja.

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 08:49 AM

Dobruja Promo

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 09:33 AM

Cotmeana Monastery

Founded in 1292, present church with paintings from 1389. Here is the oldest bell in Wallachia, from 1385. Among the murals, there are the portraits of Mircea the Elder and Petru Cercel.

The surrounding cells are from 1781.

Wikipedia

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 12:15 PM

Moskva Wreck discovered after 70 years

A joint team of divers from Romania, Ukraine and the Russian Federation discovered on 3 May 2011 one the most sought-after wrecks in Black Sea.

In June 1941, units of the Soviet Navy attacked the Romanian coast and opened fire on the port of Constanța. The attack was led by the Moskva and Kharkov destroyers.

The Romanian Navy answered by sending at sea its own destroyers "Regina Maria" and "Mărăști," which repelled the attack, with support from a German coastal battery.

As she was retreating, the Moskva exploded and sunk in unclear circumstances. The Romanian side announced that the ship had hit a mine, but another version is that she was mistakenly torpedoed by a Soviet submarine. The Romanian navy rescued 69 members of her 400 crew, including her skipper A.B. Tukhov.

The Moskva was 127.5 meters long, 11.7 meters wide and a displacement of 2,623 tons. It lays at 45 m bellow water surface

Text: bucharestherald.ro

Photos: mydive.ro

Bonus: Interactive maps of wrecks along the Romanian coast
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PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 05:30 PM

Mediaș / Mediasch / Medgyes

Fortified Margarethenkirche is one of most important Gothic churches in Transylvania, finished in 1488.

The tower, built in 1460 and heightened in 1550 with three more levels, reaching 68,5 m, has leaned over time. Vlad Țepeș was kept prisoner in this tower in 1476, due to a conflict with Matthias Corvinus.

The murals inside church are from 14-15th centuries. The altar triptych is from 1480 and on one of them is the image of Vienna.

On walls are 16th century Oriental carpets. Here is the oldest bronze font in country, from 14th century. The organ is from 1755.

Ciprian Biclineru

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 06:51 PM

From Aerial Photos of Romania

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Originally Posted by PRIMEVAL

Neamț County

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Piatra Neamț

Târgu Neamț - Neamț Citadel (14-15th century)

Pipirig Village

Bicaz Dam

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 07:03 PM

From Aerial Photos of Romania

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Originally Posted by PRIMEVAL

Lake Bâlea and Transfăgărășan Road

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Lacul Bâlea by Radu Bucuta, on Flickr

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Drumul Trans-Făgarăşan - spre Argeş by Radu Bucuta, on Flickr

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 07:27 PM

North of Cluj County

PRIMEVAL · July 21st, 2012, 09:07 PM

Turda / Potaissa / Torda / Thorenburg

-Roman Catholic church, 1475-1504

-Reformed church, ~1400

-Statue of Avram Iancu, 1848 revolutionist

-The Princely Palace (~1500), most precious building in city, former House of Transylvanian Diet and residence of Prince of Transylvania, now History Museum.

-Ruins of Roman colonia Potaissa

ghidvideoturistic.ro

July 20th, 2012, 01:51 PM	#6061
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Thank you Dakaro! __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 20th, 2012, 03:16 PM	#6062
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Bucharest Whole copy of Rome's Trajan Column in National History Museum. The copy was made starting with 1939. It arrived in Bucharest only in 1967, being initially displayed in the Peasant Museum, because the NHM wasn't yet created. It was moved in the present museum and building (a new construction additional to the monumental Postal Palace, 1900) in 1972 in the Lapidarium room, where original Greek and Roman sculptures and reliefs from Romania's archaeological sites are also presented. The column depicts the last two wars between Romans and Dacians, during Trajan and Decebalus. image hosted on flickr Traj_col_exhibit_1 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Traj_col_exhibit_2 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Traj_col_exhibit_3 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Traj_col_build_1 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Traj_col_base_1 by Joe Mabel, on Flickr __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 20th, 2012, 05:24 PM	#6063
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Iași - Three Hierarchs Monastery For centuries, this was Moldavia's most admired construction, visited among other by Polish Kings and Russian Tsar Peter the Great. It was erected between 1637 and 1639 by Vasile Lupu (a Renaissance prince, protector of culture) who in 1640 will set up here the first printing press in Moldavia. The church became renowned for the extraordinary lacery in stone which adorns the facades, from bottom to the top of the derricks. One can count over 30 non-repeating registers of decorative motives. Western architectural elements (Gothic, Renaissance) combine with the Eastern style, of Armenian, Georgian, Persian, Arabian or Ottoman inspiration, in a totally bold conception, whose result is a harmonious ensemble. Near the church one can find the Gothic Hall, which shelters a religious art museum. Inside are buried illustrous Romanian figures: Vasile Lupu, Dimitrie Cantemir (ruler of Moldavia between 1673 – 1723 and polymath), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (first ruler of unified Moldavia and Wallachia 1859 – 1866). Unfortunately, the monastery is under renovation since before the age of digital photography and no good images can be found because the church is covered by scaffoldings. The video anyway shows the whole complex. doxologia.ro Wikipedia __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 20th, 2012, 06:38 PM	#6064
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Maramureș Adam Bilinski Ieud Budești Săpânța Merry Cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons that are buried there as well as scenes from their lives. Prislop Pass between Maramureș and Bukovina, where a folk festival takes place Rodna Mountains __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 20th, 2012, 08:00 PM	#6065
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Hârtibaciu Plateau Matei __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 20th, 2012, 08:40 PM	#6066
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Tihuța Pass Last photo is actually from the Vatra Dornei - Gura Humorului road that continues the road along the pass, toward Suceava milasadi __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 20th, 2012, 10:34 PM	#6067
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Around Tismana Tino Demetrescu __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 01:04 AM	#6068
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Bălinești Built in 1494-1499 by boyar Tăutu as the church of his court. There are remarkable murals from the end of 15th century integrally preserved, with a style similar to the ones at Voroneț. The church was also covered in exterior by paintings which have been degraded and vanished over centuries. blogprinvizor.ro __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 01:21 AM	#6069
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Bălinești comoaraculturalaaromaniei.blogspot.ro __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 03:01 AM	#6070
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Bucharest From the author of photographs: Most of the places I have travelled to on this trip have struck me as conservative and family-oriented, backpacker hostels notwithstanding. But arriving in Bucharest in the late evening I sense I have come to a city that is vibrant and edgy, probably the most in that way since Naples. middleseamournfulness.wordpress.com __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 04:04 AM	#6071
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Posmuș and Șieu Castle Teleki in Posmuș / Paszmos (17th century), the 600 yo oak tree on its domain and the Kemény castle in Șieu / Nagysajó built after 1785 Călin Gabor __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 08:21 AM	#6072
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Piatra Cave, Dobruja infodobrogea.ro Is the only karstic cavity with submerged stalagmites in country, formed at least 600,000 years ago when the Black Sea was lower and Dobruja a rainy area. Dobruja is the oldest territory in Romania, formed of crystalline rocks 1 milliard years ago. Over this, limestone and corals have been deposited, giving an original character. The cave is connected with an imense underground lake and the quality water is now extracted and used for irrigations, given the aridity of Dobruja. __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 08:49 AM	#6073
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Dobruja Promo __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 09:33 AM	#6074
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Cotmeana Monastery Founded in 1292, present church with paintings from 1389. Here is the oldest bell in Wallachia, from 1385. Among the murals, there are the portraits of Mircea the Elder and Petru Cercel. The surrounding cells are from 1781. Wikipedia __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 12:15 PM	#6075
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Moskva Wreck discovered after 70 years A joint team of divers from Romania, Ukraine and the Russian Federation discovered on 3 May 2011 one the most sought-after wrecks in Black Sea. In June 1941, units of the Soviet Navy attacked the Romanian coast and opened fire on the port of Constanța. The attack was led by the Moskva and Kharkov destroyers. The Romanian Navy answered by sending at sea its own destroyers "Regina Maria" and "Mărăști," which repelled the attack, with support from a German coastal battery. As she was retreating, the Moskva exploded and sunk in unclear circumstances. The Romanian side announced that the ship had hit a mine, but another version is that she was mistakenly torpedoed by a Soviet submarine. The Romanian navy rescued 69 members of her 400 crew, including her skipper A.B. Tukhov. The Moskva was 127.5 meters long, 11.7 meters wide and a displacement of 2,623 tons. It lays at 45 m bellow water surface Text: bucharestherald.ro Photos: mydive.ro Bonus: Interactive maps of wrecks along the Romanian coast . . . __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 05:30 PM	#6076
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Mediaș / Mediasch / Medgyes Fortified Margarethenkirche is one of most important Gothic churches in Transylvania, finished in 1488. The tower, built in 1460 and heightened in 1550 with three more levels, reaching 68,5 m, has leaned over time. Vlad Țepeș was kept prisoner in this tower in 1476, due to a conflict with Matthias Corvinus. The murals inside church are from 14-15th centuries. The altar triptych is from 1480 and on one of them is the image of Vienna. On walls are 16th century Oriental carpets. Here is the oldest bronze font in country, from 14th century. The organ is from 1755. Ciprian Biclineru __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 07:27 PM	#6079
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	North of Cluj County __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

July 21st, 2012, 09:07 PM	#6080
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,397 Likes (Received): 4111	Turda / Potaissa / Torda / Thorenburg -Roman Catholic church, 1475-1504 -Reformed church, ~1400 -Statue of Avram Iancu, 1848 revolutionist -The Princely Palace (~1500), most precious building in city, former House of Transylvanian Diet and residence of Prince of Transylvania, now History Museum. -Ruins of Roman colonia Potaissa ghidvideoturistic.ro __________________ Summary of Romania Photos Bucharest -my photos * Aerials of Romania * Nature of Romania * Danube Delta * Constanța * Brăila & Galați * Brașov __________________________ I support the autonomy of Székely Land. * I denounce the killing of animals for food, hunting, clothing and others

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