The Old Court it represents the traces of an important Wallachian political and administrative centre, the most significant medieval buidings (15th - 18th centuries) in the present city. The fortress, built during the reign of ruler Vlad the Impaler (much stronger and bigger than the previous one) combines the needs of a fortified point with those of the Royal Court settlement. Today, one can visit an open air museum, where large catacombs can be seen under the ground as well as the columns in the Conference Hall etc.
Romanian Athenaeum
One of the most represantive building of the city, The Romanian Atheneum
was built between 1886-1888 by architect A. Galleron.
The money needed for the construction of the building was raised by public contribution: dati un leu pentru Ateneu?.
The exterior arhitecture is a combination of the neoclasic, baroc and ionic style.
It was meant for a literary society, then it played host for the Deputes (1919-1920) and, being bombed by the German planes in August 1944, it was restored after the war and used ever since as a host for classic music concerts.
The best time to visit this place is when there is a classic music concert. The main hall has 600 seats and 52 loggias disposed on two rows. It has a circular shape, a 28 m. diameter and a 16 m. height.
The hall has an outstanding 3 m. wide and 70 m. long fresco going around the walls, presenting moments of the Romanian history. It shows the following succession of 25 scenes:
1) Traianus entering Dacia;
2) Romans colonizing Dacia;
3) the formation of the Dacian Roman state;
4) the Roman guard;
5) the barbarians invasion;
6) the beginning of the Romanian people;
7) peasant defending his land;
was built between 1886-1888 by architect A. Galleron.
The money needed for the construction of the building was raised by public contribution: dati un leu pentru Ateneu?.
The exterior arhitecture is a combination of the neoclasic, baroc and ionic style.
It was meant for a literary society, then it played host for the Deputes (1919-1920) and, being bombed by the German planes in August 1944, it was restored after the war and used ever since as a host for classic music concerts.
The best time to visit this place is when there is a classic music concert. The main hall has 600 seats and 52 loggias disposed on two rows. It has a circular shape, a 28 m. diameter and a 16 m. height.
The hall has an outstanding 3 m. wide and 70 m. long fresco going around the walls, presenting moments of the Romanian history. It shows the following succession of 25 scenes:
1) Traianus entering Dacia;
2) Romans colonizing Dacia;
3) the formation of the Dacian Roman state;
4) the Roman guard;
5) the barbarians invasion;
6) the beginning of the Romanian people;
7) peasant defending his land;
8) the first lands organizing around knights;
9) Mircea the Old, founder of the military state;
10) Alexandru the Good giving weapons;
11) the
Romanian crusade against the Turks (Ioan Corvin of Transylvania, Vlad Dracul of Wallachia and Stefan the 2nd of Moldavia);
12) Stephen the Great receiving a message from the Pope (soldier of Christ);
13) peace and faith (Neagoe Basarab at Curtea de Arges Monastery);
12) Stephen the Great receiving a message from the Pope (soldier of Christ);
13) peace and faith (Neagoe Basarab at Curtea de Arges Monastery);
14) Michael the Brave, the first unifier of the Romanian kingdoms;
15) the beginning of Romanian culture;
16) Horia, Closca and Crisan, the three revolutionaries of 1784;
17) Tudor Vladimirescu and the revolution of 1821;
18) year 1848 in Transylvania;
19) year 1848 in Wallachia;
20) Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the first voyevode of the unified Romanian kingdoms;
21) year 1859: the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia;
22) Carol the 1st and the Independence War;
21) year 1859: the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia;
22) Carol the 1st and the Independence War;
23) the 1916-1918 war for nation completion;
24) Ferdinand the 1st;
25) the consolidation (Carol the 2nd and Mihai the 1st).
24) Ferdinand the 1st;
25) the consolidation (Carol the 2nd and Mihai the 1st).
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