Colored Sighisoara
Sighisoara – the city founded in the XIII century Saxon colonists. In those days, was called Shessburg. The city played an important strategic and commercial role at the edges of Central Europe for several centuries. Sighișoara became one of the most important cities of Transylvania, with artisans from throughout the Holy Roman Empire visiting the settlement. The German artisans and craftsmen dominated the urban economy, as well as building the fortifications protecting it. It is estimated that during the 16th and 17th centuries Sighișoara had as many as 15...
Rupea Fortress
Rupea fortress is located 50 km from Brasov, built on a massive basalt,. It is a peasant fortress with four polygonal towers reinforced areas. The fortress was modified over time by adding two courtyards and three towers. The first document dates from 1324. Documents XV century fortress mentioned as an important commercial and crafts, having 12 guilds. The city served as a fortress in time and refuge for the people living in the surrounding hills and valleys, its place being strategic In 2009 began the rehabilitation of the city, the photos below showing the city...
Posted on Aug 14, 2013 in Events, History, Museum, Romanian Army, Romanian Kingdom, Transylvania | 4 comments
Romanian army in Budapest
The war between Kingdom of Romania and Hungary Bolshevik began on the night of 15 to April 16, 1919 when the Hungarian Communist army attack Romanian military posts . Romanian counteroffensivetook four days and reached the lineof the Apuseni Mountains and Tisa River . We collected here some pictures illustrating the liberation of Transylvania and Hungary, including Budapest, by the Romanian Army in the summer of 1919, images from the archive Military Museum in Bucharest General Panaitescu the the hotel terrace Gellert in...
Hunedoara seen by an hungarian traveller...
Hunedoara atmosphere of a century ago is described thoroughly in photographs taken by a Hungarian traveler. Grayscale images taken by a traveler Hungarian Frigyes Schoch, who arrived in Hunedoara County in the early 1900s. They are among the few photographic evidence of how people lived at that time found fair...
Posted on Mar 25, 2013 in Architecture, History, Museum, Romanian Kingdom, Transylvania | 0 comments
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