Peles Castle in Life magazine in 1940

Peles Castle in Life magazine in 1940

In February 1940 Margaret Bourke-White’s first female war photographer made ​​for LIFE magazine, an impressive series of photographs from Romania. Among them, many are dedicated to Peles Castle in Sinaia. Photos capture the exteriors and the interiors of a castle built at the wish of King Carol I, between 1873 and 1914 . Peles domain with its buildings (Peles Castle, Pelişor and Foisor) were built from personal money of King Carol I, who has sold a possession in Germany to pay the costs of land and raising Castle. Via: Life...
The Bucharest before 80’s demolitions

The Bucharest before 80’s demoliti...

  Rahova-Cosbuc cinema Via:...
Girls from the Bucharest to the lido in 1941

Girls from the Bucharest to the lido in ...

Some images from Bucharest’s swimming baths Floreasca and Bragadiru made in 1941 . Fotos from the collection of German photographer Willy Prager.   Via :...
Romanian and german troops in Bassarabia , Ukraine and Crimea , 1941-42. Part II

Romanian and german troops in Bassarabia...

    Marshal Antonescu and General Field Marshal von Brauchitsch arrive at the funeral in Nikolayev. 15th September 1941 Making a corduroy road to secure the supply across anti-tank ditch The flooding in the port of Odessa area Observing battle for the heights of 9.3 and 7.3 Fight for the bridgehead near Berislavl Italian troops Self-propelled artillery on the move
Color Photos of Romania in 1971

Color Photos of Romania in 1971

The photos are made by David C. Cook in 1971 , during his trip in Romania . Scanned from an unlabeled slide in a slide cartridge labeled “Romania.” Via : flikr.com
Romania 1984-1986 seen from U.S. Embassy

Romania 1984-1986 seen from U.S. Embassy

The photographer worked at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest between 1984-1986 and as anyone would have done in his place has took photographs. They are personal images photographed in the capital, but also at the country roads, images in the current context, considering the socio-political developments from 1984 to the present, are important...
Romanian army in Budapest

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...
Terracotta Warriors from China visiting Bucharest

Terracotta Warriors from China visiting ...

This summer, the National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest hosted the exhibition Treasures of China. It is the largest exhibition organized by China in a museum in Romania, artefacts from 11 museums and cultural institutions in the PRC. The most impressive exhibits are four parts terracotta warriors and horse size terracotta. They come from the archaeological site near Xi’an, China, where they were discovered several decades ago, buried among other 8000 similar...
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