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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...

The artistic side of Queen Marie of Romania. From brush to pen, she wrote a fairy tale about two sisters in love with the same man

Queen Marie of Romania remains in history as a defining figure for the creation of Greater Romania, but beyond her political and diplomatic role there existed a deeply romantic soul, attracted to beauty in all its forms. For her, art was not only a refuge but also a way of asserting her personality in a world dominated by rules, rigidity, and princ...

Ion Creangă Theatre in Bucharest, six decades of history. How the most famous children’s theatre in Romania was born

In 2025, the Ion Creangă Theatre celebrates 61 years of existence, being one of the most important public performance institutions for children in Romania. Founded with the purpose of creating and promoting theatrical productions of high artistic value, the theatre also carries out educational, social, and aesthetic-formative programs, aimed at chi...

Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest, Built in Honor of Victories Won in Battle, Was Meant to Be the Metropolis of the Capital

Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest, with the patronages of the Holy Trinity and Saint Hierarch Nectarios of Aegina, was built by Voivode Alexandru II Mircea (1568–1577) together with his wife, Ecaterina. The reason for its construction was one of gratitude: the voivode wanted to thank God for the victory he had achieved in the battles fought against...