Articles (1840)

Saint Sava National College, from the Royal Academy founded by Constantin Cantacuzino to the prestigious high school of today

During his travels in the West, the great scholar and humanist Constantin Cantacuzino was deeply inspired by European educational systems and wished that his native country would also have a prestigious school similar to those he had attended. In support of this ideal, Cantacuzino found an ally in Lord Constantin Brâncoveanu, a protector of culture...

Bucur Maternity Hospital, a brief history. Few Romanians know it was built from the donation of industrialist Dumitru Mociorniță

Few residents of Bucharest know today that Bucur Maternity Hospital, one of the essential medical institutions in the southern part of the Capital, has its origins in an exceptional act of generosity. The building that houses the maternity hospital was built with funds donated by the industrialist Dumitru Mociorniță, a name that, although no longer...

Humanitas, the publishing house of the human sciences, set out by publishing books banned during the communist period

Humanitas, one of the most influential publishing institutions in contemporary Romania, has its origins in the effervescent period that followed the fall of the communist regime. The publishing house was founded on February 1, 1990, in Bucharest, at the initiative of Andrei Pleșu, who was, at that time, the minister of culture. The beginnings of a...

The history of the great Ion Popescu Gopo, the father of Romanian animated films

The name of Ion Popescu Gopo is today inseparably linked to the prestigious film festival that bears his name and takes place annually in Romania. The choice of this symbol was not accidental. The association of the great artist with the most important film festival in the country also made possible the transformation of the emblematic Gopo-little-...

George Topîrceanu, the poetry, the fight on the front and the love story with Otilia Cazimir

In 2025, 88 years have passed since the death of the illustrious poet George Topîrceanu, the better half of Otilia Cazimir, a good friend of the writer Mihail Sadoveanu and a brave Romanian sergeant who fought on the front of the First World War in 1916. Known especially for his fine irony and his poetic sensitivity, George Topîrceanu was not just...

Where to Find the Most Beautifully Decorated Christmas Cafés and Restaurants in Bucharest (2025)

In recent years, Bucharest has quietly stepped into a league it once only watched from a distance: the circle of cities where cafés and restaurants treat Christmas not as an afterthought, but as a season in its own right. The change is visible. Instead of improvised decorations, you find carefully built winter scenes — warm, inviting spaces shaped...

The Great Constantin Tănase, the Poor Boy Who Put Bucharest on the Map of Romanian Theater. He Put Cardboard in His Shoes and Ran Across the City for a Pretzel

Constantin Tănase was born on July 5, 1880, in Vaslui, in a modest home, the son of Ion and Elena Tănase. His father worked as a lab assistant at Ortenski Pharmacy, the only one in town, while his mother took care of the household and the education of their son. From an early age, his life was marked by scarcity: food was often insufficient, and th...

The Delea Veche Neighborhood, Cireșului Street, and the Place Where Mihai Eminescu Read Letter V

Delea Veche Street, located in Sector 2 of Bucharest, today presents a varied urban landscape, blending sumptuous historic villas, modern apartment buildings, and constructions still in progress. Its name, as well as that of the neighborhood, comes from Delea Logofătul, the founder of the church at number 29A. The place of worship is situated near...

Opera Comică pentru Copii in Bucharest, the history of one of the Capital’s most beloved theatres

The building on Calea Giulești no. 16, which today houses the Opera Comică pentru Copii (Comic Opera for Children), was, during the last century, the headquarters of the Giulești Theatre. Looking at the evolution of the area as a whole, one can deduce that the theatre represented an essential social-cultural function to be established in this zone,...

Who Was Petre Țuțea and Why a Street in Bucharest Bears His Name

Petre Țuțea was born on October 6, 1902, in the village of Boteni, in Argeș County, into a modest family that valued education and moral discipline. His childhood in the foothills of the Carpathians shaped his worldview, giving him an early sense of belonging to the Romanian rural universe, which he would later idealize. After finishing primary sch...