Attractions of BUCHAREST

Advertisement

Monuments of the Romanian Orthodoxy

• The Romanian Patriarchy situated in the centre of Bucharest, 17th century monastery at the origin. The church, the watch’s tower and the gate survived.
• The Antim Monastery situated in the centre of Bucharest – fortified, built in 1715
• The Mihai Voda founded in 1591 by Voevod Michael the Brave
• The 17th century Radu Voda Church
• The 17th century Stavropoleos Church
• Monuments of the Romanian Orthodoxy in Bucharest’s near vicinity
• The Plumbuita Monastery in the vicinity of the Colentina neighborhood, built in the 16th century and fortified in the 17th century
• The Marcuta Monastery fortified in the 16th century situated in the vicinity of the Pantelimon neighbourhood
• The Pantelimon Monastery near Bucharest, not a monastery since the 18th century, a hotel nowadays
• The Cernica Monastery built in 1607, built again in 1815 on Saint Nicholas Island and in 1840 on Saint George Island, with a church museum
• The Pasarea Monastery built in 1813, also with a museum
• The Caldarusani Monastery built in 1632, repaired later, with a church museum
• The Sitaru Monastery built in the 17th century in the forest with the same name
• The Snagov Monastery built in the 17th century, built again in 1516, with a fresco interior
• The Comana Monastery – the most important monument in the Bucharest area, built in the 15th century and rebuilt in the 16th century as a fortified assembly
• The Samurcasesti Monastery built in 1808
• The Plataresti Monastery – fortified monastery
• The Codreni Monastery built in the 17th century
• The Cascioarele Monastery – fortified monastery

Historical and architectural monuments

• The Royal Palace
• The Cotroceni Palace – official residence of the President of Romania, includes a museum and a fortified monastery from the 17th century (a museum today)
• The Romanian Athenaeum – 19th century
• The Bucharest University – 19th century
• The National Bank of Romania
• The Savings Bank – 19th century
• The Parliament Palace
• The Cantacuzino Palace
• The Palace of Justice
• The Triumphant Arch
• The Baratia Catholic Monastery – situated in the centre of Bucharest and built in the 17th century
• Curtea Veche – 17th century
• Coltea Hospital
• Manuc’s Inn – 1808, built by Manuc Bei – today a restaurant and hotel with Romanian specific Caru’ cu Bere

Museum

• Romania’s National Museum of History, architectural monument from the 19th century. Address: 12 Calea Victoriei, sector 3
• Bucharest’s History and Arts Museum of History, in the Sutu Palace, built in the 19th century. Address: 3 Dr. Mihail Obendenaru Street, sector 5
• Romania’s Art Museum. Address: 49-53 Calea Victoriei, sector 1
• The Art Collections Museum. Address: 111 Calea Victoriei, sector 1
• The Museum of Old Western Art “Eng. D. Minovici”. Address: 3 Dr. Niculae Minovici Street, sector 1
• The Cotroceni National Museum. Address: 1 Geniului Bvd, sector 6
• The National History Museum “Gr. Antipa”. Address: 1 Kiseleff Bvd, sector 1
• The Village Museum. Address: 3 Kiseleff Bvd., sector 1
• The National Military Museum. Address: 125-127 Stefan Furtuna Street, sector 1
• “George Enescu” Museum. 141 Calea Victoriei, sector 1
• The Geology Museum. 2 Kiseleff Bvd., sector 1
• The Museum of Romanian Literature. Address: 4 Fundatiei Street, sector 1
• “Curtea Veche” Royal Palace. 7 Iuliu Maniu, sector 3
• The National Military Museum. Address: 125-127 Stefan Furtuna street, sector 1
• “Theodor Aman” Museum. 8 C.A. Rossetti street, sector 1
• “Gheorghe Tatarescu” Museum. Address: 7 Domnita Anastasia, sector 5
• The Art Museum “Frederich Storck and Cecilia Cutescu-Storck”. 16 Vasile Alecsandri, sector 1
• The Museum of Old Western Art “Eng. D. Minovici”. Address: 3 Dr. Niculae Minovici Street, sector 1
• “Corneliu Medrea” Museum. 16 General Constantin Budisteanu, sector 1
• The National Antiquities Museum. 11 C. Frimu Street, sector 1
• The Numismatics Museum. Address: 26 I.C. Frimu, sector 1
• “Maria and Dr. George Severeanu” Museum. Address: 26 I.C. Frimu, sector 1
• “C.I. and C.C. Nottara” Museum. Address: 51 Dacia Bvd., sector 2
• “Maria Filotti” Memorial Museum. Address: 12 Vasile Parvan Street, sector 1
• “Tudor Arghezi” Memorial House. Address: 26 Martisor street, sector 4
• “George Bacovia” Memorial House. Address: 26 I.C. Frimu, sector 1
• The Astronomic Museum. Address: 21 Ana Ipatescu, sector 1
• The National Firemen Museum. Address: 33 Ferdinand Bvd, sector 2
• The Museum of the National Railway Road. 193B Calea Grivitei, sector 1
• The Technical Museum “Prof. Eng. Dimitrie Leonida”. Address: 2 G-ral Candiano Popescu, sector 4
• “Prof. Dr. Victor Babes” Museum. Address: 14A Andrei Muresanu, sector 1
• “Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Marinescu” Museum. Address: 27 Iuliu Fucik, sector 2

Public interest buildings

• The Palace Hall
• The National Theatre
• The Palace of Sports and Culture
• The Exhibition Pavilion
• Public Gardens
• The Botanic Garden
• The Cismigiu Garden
• The Herastrau Garden
• The Carol Park
• The Youth Park