My Hometown

Hello everyone!!! This is a very special post for Suki because she asked me about my hometown. As you all know I leave in Bucharest, Romania. Bucharest is the capital of Romania since 1862; the first references about Bucharest appeared in 1459. In the period between the two World Wars, because of the city’s architecture and the presence of sophisticated elite, Bucharest was nicknamed “Paris of the East” or “Little Paris”. The communist years and the earthquake (1977) damaged a part of the city. But the specialists say that the city experiences a cultural and economic boom after the European Union integration. And here are a few photos :) The photos are taken from:

http://www.romaniatravel.com

www.ro.wikipedia.org

http://www.infotravelromania.ro

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

www.ciaobucharest.com/buc_pics.htm

my humans' camera.

This is the Arch of Triumph, built in 1922, after Romania gained its independence, so that the victorious troops could march under it. It is opened only on December 1, the Romanian National Day.The Romanian Athenaeum was built in 1886; it is the main concert hall and the home of “George Enescu” Philharmonic.

This is “University Square”, one of the biggest squares in Bucharest; this is the place where a part of the Romanian Revolution took place.

The Palace of the Parliament; its original name was House of the People; it’s the second largest building in the word after the Pentagon.

Cercul Militar Central, the cultural meeting place of the Romanian Army, built in 1912.

The National Museum of Art

University of Bucharest

The Statue representing a she-wolf, symbol of Latinity, was a gift from the Museum of Rome (1906)… the statue with the she-wolf and Romulus and Remus, the founders of Antic Rome.

"The Village Museum" is an open-air ethnographic museum, showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 square meters, and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania.