Transfagarasan Inauguration
Posted on Sep 23, 2014 in Comunist period, Construction, Events | 0 comments

Transfagarasan Inauguration

On September 20, 2014, marks 40 years since the inauguration of the national road Transfagarasan (built in 1974), linking the historical region of Transylvania and Wallachia. The road was built pass over the Fagaras Mountains and ascends to an altitude of 2042 m near Balea Lake, the second road in Romania, as high, as Transalpina Below are some pictured during the inauguration and during construction   Via:...
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Bucharest on 60’s – 70’s
Posted on Jul 31, 2014 in Bucharest, Comunist period, History | 0 comments

Bucharest on 60’s – 70’...

Below pictures were taken by an foreigner tourist which visited Romania and also few countries in Eastern Europe in 60’s and 70’s . During his trips , he visited also Transylvania and Moldova .             Via:...
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Bucharest through the time
Posted on Apr 4, 2014 in Bucharest, Comunist period, History | 1 comment

Bucharest through the time

  Below is a set of photographs taken during the communist era, in Bucharest, probably by Hungarian tourists visiting the capital.   Via: fortepan.hu
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Bucharest in 1977, through a bus windshield
Posted on Mar 24, 2014 in Bucharest, Comunist period, Other | 0 comments

Bucharest in 1977, through a bus windshi...

The series of photographs is a pleasant surprise and shows the Bucharest in an unique angle. Dating them in 1977 is pretty accurate , pictures were taken somewhere in the summer, several months after the earthquake in March. Via :...
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The Bucharest before 80’s demolitions
Posted on Nov 6, 2013 in Bucharest, Ceausescu, Comunist period, History | 1 comment

The Bucharest before 80’s demoliti...

  Rahova-Cosbuc cinema Via:...
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