King Michael of Romania in april 1946
Posted on May 18, 2012 in History, Romanian Kingdom, World War II | 0 comments

King Michael of Romania in april 1946

Life Magazine dedicated , in april 1946 , a photo gallery to King Michael of Romania. The young king is presented with his mother , Princess Helen , at Peles Castle . Via: Life
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Castles and palaces in Transylvania in 1902
Posted on Mar 7, 2012 in History, Museum, Transylvania | 0 comments

Castles and palaces in Transylvania in 1...

In 1883, Prince Rudolf of Habsburg order achieve an encyclopedia covering the whole territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The penultimate volume of the encyclopedia  (1902) is dedicated to Transylvania and includes lots of information about traditions, costumes, songs and heritage of all nations in the province, as well as images of towns, information about government and economics. The images below give Transylvanian castles and palaces along with several other places.     Via:...
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Gipsy palaces
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 in Architecture, Construction, Other | 2 comments

Gipsy palaces

  Not beautiful for most of us, but indeed impressive, huge, weird looking and hard not to look when you pass one.     Via:...
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Mogosoaia Palace
Posted on Jan 8, 2012 in Architecture, Bucharest, History | 0 comments

Mogosoaia Palace

The Mogosoaia palace was built up in 1702 by Constantin Brancoveanu in romanian Renaissance architectural style , or style Brancovan . It is a combination of Venetian elements with elements Ottoman . Is an essential part of Romanian art and culture. Brancoveanu managed to associate the name of an unprecedented renewals of Romanian architecture, elements that will be taken by architects romantic period as the main source of inspiration to create what will remain neo-Romanian architectural style.   Via:...
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