Articles (1840)

“Timpul”, the classics and the literary legacy. Where the editorial office of the most famous Bucharest newspaper of the 19th century was located

A total of 149 years ago, on March 15, 1876, the Conservative Party newspaper Timpul (“The Time”) appeared in Bucharest, initially published four times a week between 15 March and 16 May 1876, then daily between 17 May 1876 and 17 March 1884, later from 13 November 1889 to 14 December 1900, and finally in its last series from 2 March 1923 to 7 July...

The Little Paris Museum, the French-styled Bucharest and the most beautiful journey through time in the Center of the Capital

The “Little Paris” Museum represents one of the most charming places in the Old Town, a space that faithfully recreates the atmosphere of Bucharest at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The name of the museum is not accidental: during that period, the city was known as “Little Paris” due to its elegant architecture,...

The Palace of the Bucharest Stock Market, the architectural jewel that Bucharest residents have forgotten. Its history from the Chamber of Commerce to the National Library

Few buildings in the center of Bucharest manage to preserve intact the aristocratic aura and the monumentality of the early 20th century, and the Palace of the Bucharest Stock Market, located at the intersection of Doamnei and Ion Ghica streets, is among these irreplaceable urban landmarks. Built between 1907 and 1911, the building represents one o...

The Disappearance of Prince Mircea of Romania, the Alleged Fruit of the Love Between Queen Marie and Prince Barbu Știrbey

In the early weeks of the year 1913, during a tense period for Romania caught between the two Balkan Wars, the royal family welcomed a new member: Prince Mircea, the sixth child of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. The birth of a desired child and the beginning of a tragic storyThe little one was the much-longed-for “youngest,” so deeply desired by h...

Ionel Brătianu, “the good fortune of Romania,” right hand of King Ferdinand I. Introduced universal suffrage and “made” the Great Union

Ion I. C. Brătianu, widely known as Ionel Brătianu by those close to him, was born on August 20, 1864, in Florica, Argeș County. The eldest son of Ion C. Brătianu, founder of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and a former prime minister, and Pia Pleşoianu, a woman from Oltenia, Ionel was immersed in politics from an early age. Even before his teenag...

Amzei Church, a brief history. How the treasurer Amza Năescu built one of the most beautiful places of worship in Bucharest

Amzei Church, a national heritage monument, is located at 12 Biserica Amzei Street and represents an outstanding example of eclectic Neo-Romanian architecture from the early 20th century, richly ornamented on the exterior. According to the National Archaeological Record, this church is among the most important places of worship in Bucharest.The ori...

Famous boulevard names: King Michael I and the century of the sovereign exiled from his much-loved Romania

On the morning of December 30, 1947, Romania entered one of the most dramatic pages of its modern history. King Michael I was forced to sign the act of abdication in front of the representatives of the communist regime, who were thus consolidating their power. From the forced departure into exile to the beginning of a long wanderingBeyond appearanc...

The statue of the genius “The Lion”, the monument of the Romanian heroes from the First World War: “Tell future generations that we made the supreme sacrifice!”

The statue of the genius “The Lion”, also known as the Monument of the Heroes of the Engineer Corps, represents one of the most important symbols of the sacrifice of the Romanian soldiers from the First World War. Situated in Bucharest, in sector 5, at the intersection of Iuliu Maniu and Geniului boulevards, the monument stands opposite the Cotroce...

They loved eachother passionately and died in the same year. Veronica Micle, the greatest love of Mihai Eminescu, has a street bearing her name in Bucharest

The love story between Mihai Eminescu and Veronica Micle remains one of the most stirring and dramatic in Romanian literature. Lived with intensity, consuming, yet constantly hindered by social conventions, intrigues and material struggles, their relationship became a symbol of impossible love. Although they spent almost two decades tied to each ot...

The mayor and the limits of the office: what is actually possible and what is just campaign talk

Electoral debates in Bucharest are filled with promises that have little to do with the actual powers of the office. Many candidates announce projects that are legally impossible or outside their direct authority, but that “sound good.” To judge the electoral offer realistically, you need to understand the administrative structure: what a mayor is...