Bucharest Romania

Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Bucharest Romania

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Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, is a vibrant and dynamic city with a rich cultural heritage.
Known as “Little Paris” for its magnificent architecture, Bucharest is home to splendid 17th- and 18th-century Orthodox churches and graceful belle époque villas. The city’s architecture is a blend of old and new, East and West.
Bucharest houses some of the country’s most important structures and monuments, all which bear witness to bygone eras. The city is home to outstanding museums like the Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History and the Romanian Peasant Museum
The city is known for its huge city parks, and the Cişmigiu Garden is a must-visit.
Palace of the Parliament: This iconic landmark is the second-largest administrative building in the world and a testament to Romania’s history.

The playful sculpture in front of the National Theatre in Bucharest is a tribute to Romania’s beloved playwright, Ion Luca Caragiale. Sculpted by Constantin Baraschi, located on Maria Rosetti Street. It was placed in front of the house where the dramatist and short story writer Ion Luca once lived.

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Heliade Rădulescu, also known as Eliade Rădulescu, he was a significant figure in Romanian history.

He was a prolific translator of foreign literature into Romanian and authored books on linguistics and history. He played a major role in shaping the modern Romanian language.
His legacy, as founding member and the first president of the Romanian Academy. He is considered one of the foremost champions of Romania culture from the first half of the 19th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Heliade_R%C4%83dulescu

Gheorghe Lazăr, also known as George Lazar, was one of the first wave of Romanian Transylvanian teachers to shape schooling in both Wallachia and Moldavia throughout the 19th century. He became gravely ill in 1821 and returned to his home village of Avrig, where he died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_Laz%C4%83r

Iuliu Maniu monument in Bucharest downtown, Romania. Bucharest, Romania – August 12, 2021: Iuliu Maniu monument on Revolution Square. He was Romanian politician, leader of the National Party and Prime Minister of Romania for three terms during 1928-1933

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iuliu_Maniu

Carol I
The equestrian statue of Carol I in Calarasi was unveiled three years before this one in Bucharest. As the statue in Calarasi is only slightly different it may have been a “try our” for this one in Bucharest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Carol_I

The Memorial of Rebirth (Memorialul Renașterii in Romanian) is a memorial in Bucharest, Romania that commemorates the struggles and victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which overthrew Communism. The memorial complex was inaugurated in August 2005 in Revolution Square, where Romania’s Communist-era dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, was publicly overthrown in December 1989.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/memorial-of-rebirth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_of_Rebirth

The Palace of the Parliament (Romanian: Palatul Parlamentului) in Bucharest, also known as the House of the Republic (Casa Republicii) or People’s House/People’s Palace (Casa Poporului), is an iconic landmark and the seat of the Parliament of Romania.

Today, the Palace of the Parliament houses the two chambers of the Parliament of Romania: the Senate (Senat) and the Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaților), along with three museums and an international conference center.

The Palace of the Parliament is one of the heaviest buildings in the world, weighing about 4,098,500 tonnes (9.04 billion pounds), and is also the second-largest administrative building in the world12. It’s truly a marvel of architecture and a testament to Romania’s history. If you’re planning to visit, make sure to book your tour in advance – guided tours only.

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Bucharest is a city that loves fountains

The fountains are working during the day and are quite interesting but on weekend nights the roads are closed and they’re turned into “singing and dancing” fountains. What a show !!