Historic buildings in Romania

Cultural Buildings, monuments and statues in Vrancea
The Memorial House was inaugurated on January 24th, 1959, on the occasion of the centenary of the Union of Romanian principalities, in the house where Ion Roata lived, from the little village Gura Vaii and moved to the road linking the city Panciu with Soveja.
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Historical vestiges in Mures
Mureş County is located in the north-central area of the country, in the heart of the Transylvanian plateau and lies between the mountain peaks of Calimani and Gurghiu until the Tarnavelor Plateau and Transylvania Plain.
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Dolj Historical vestiges
Casa Baniei-Craiova- the oldest building in town and one of the oldest of its kind in the country. It was built in 1699 by Prince Constantin Brancoveanu. Currently houses the Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art;
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Iasi- The historical and cultural city
Church of the Three Hierarchs in Iasi (the Boulevard Stefan cel Mare), "one of the most interesting and curious religious buildings in Europe", as presented by the French architect Lecomte de Nouy. Founded by Vasile Lupu between 1637 to 1642. It is characterized by richness and beauty of its decoration, its walls being genuine stone embroidery. Moldova's important cultural centre of sec. XVII, today houses the remains of Dimitrie Cantemir and of Al. I. Cuza (made from rust).
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Sighisoara
A magic place straight out of the pages of a fairytale, a magical mix of winding cobbled alleys, steep stairways, secludedsquares, towers and turrets… Situated beside the Tarnava Mare river, The Citadel of Sighisoara was founded by german settlers in the 12thcentury. The first documentary evidence dates from 1298. Built by the Saxon colonists living in Transylvania, who had to watch over the frontiers of the Hungarian kingdom in the 12th and 13th centuries, the fortress gathered inside its walls: Saxon, Romanian and Hungarian
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Peles & Pelisor Castle
Today a historical monument, Peles Castle (Romanian Romanian language Romanian or Daco-Romanian ; self-designation: limba rom?na, ) is a Romance languages spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova.... : Castelul Peles ) is a Neo-Renaissance castle Castle A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a residence of a monarch or noble and commands a specific defensive territor... placed in an idyllic setting in the Carpathian Mountains Carpathian Mountains The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc of roughly 1,500 km across Central Europe and Eastern Europe, making them the largest mountain range in Europe.... , near Sinaia Sinaia Sinaia is a mountain resort in Romania. The town was named after Sinaia Monastery, around which it was built; the monastery in turn is named after the Biblical Mount Sinai.... , in Prahova County Prahova County Prahova is a county of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiesti.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea.... , on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountains, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term frequently encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crisana, Maramures, and Banat.... and Wallachia Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia is a Historical regions of Romania and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians.... , built between 1873 and 1883. Carol I of Romania Carol I of Romania Carol I of Romania, original name Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern , German prince, was elected Domnitor of Romania on 20 April 1866 following the overthrow of Alexander John Cuza by a palace coup; following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkis... (1839-1914), one of the great Romanian kings and conqueror of the National Independence, first visited the region and future site of the castle in 1866, when he fell in love with the rugged but magnificent mountain scenery.
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Dracula Castle
Bran castle is a fortified medieval castle, which is considered to be “Dracula’s Castle”. It was built to serve as a protection of Brasov from invaders, but also as a customs station. In the castle there is collected a wide range of furniture and art items from fourteenth – nineteenth century.
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