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Driving in Bucharest 100 Years Ago: A 10 km/h Speed Limit, Mandatory Horns and Sealed Wheels for Breaking the Rules

In today's Bucharest, where drivers can spend tens of minutes travelling just a few kilometres, it is difficult to imagine a time when the authorities were mainly concerned about cars moving too fast. At the beginning of the 20th century, when automobiles were still a rarity on the capital's streets, traffic regulations imposed a maximum...

10 Movies Bucharest Residents Will Be Able to See in Cinemas in November 2026

November 2026 promises to be a very interesting month for moviegoers in Bucharest. The cinema schedule brings international action, science fiction, animation, and comedy productions, as well as Romanian films that deserve attention. Among the titles scheduled are a new chapter in the Godzilla universe, an adventure inspired by Indian mythology, a...

How did the first public bath in Bucharest come about: 200 years since the brilliant idea of a French entrepreneur

Two centuries ago, an idea that seems perfectly ordinary today could cause considerable unrest in Bucharest. In the spring of 1825, a Frenchman named Lagarde asked the authorities of Wallachia for permission to open a bathing establishment in the capital, following a Western model. The proposal was unusual for Bucharest at the time, when the tradit...

The December 1918 Printers’ Strike in Bucharest. How the Protest Turned into the Massacre at the National Theatre

Just days after the Great Union of December 1, 1918, Bucharest became the scene of a dramatic episode that would go down in history as one of the harshest crackdowns on a workers’ movement in interwar Romania. On December 13, 1918, printers on strike and workers from several enterprises in the capital took to the streets demanding higher wages, sho...

Historic Fountains of Bucharest: Their Stories, from the Water Carriers to Octav Doicescu’s Miorița

There is a Bucharest we discover by looking up, at cornices, church spires and balconies. But there is also a city whose history can be read at ground level, wherever water once flowed. The Romanian capital’s old fountains tell a surprisingly good story about the city, because around them converge thirst, administration, art, politics, love, duels...

Metro traffic disrupted on Line 2. An incident occurred at the Constantin Brâncoveanu station.

Why Do Bucharest Metro Stations Look So Different? Three Stories Few Passengers Know

In some Bucharest metro stations, rows of columns interrupt the view along the platform. In others, the space opens up beneath an enormous vaulted ceiling. There is even a station where passengers walk across fossils millions of years old without realising it. And beneath one of the busiest areas of the Romanian capital lies a station with platform...

A moderate earthquake occurred in the Vrancea seismic zone. The tremor was also felt in Bucharest.

What Should You Do If Your Upstairs Neighbour Floods Your Apartment? Who Pays for the Damage and What Should You Do First?

A damp patch on the ceiling, water running down the walls or wooden flooring beginning to swell overnight. A leak from an upstairs apartment can turn an ordinary day into an expensive problem, particularly when electrical installations, furniture or interior finishes are damaged. And once the water stops, one question almost inevitably follows: who...

8 Public Street Clocks That Kept Time Through Bucharest’s History

Bucharest spent a good part of its modern history wondering what time it was. The telephone stayed at home, the wristwatch was still a serious possession, and the official time belonged to institutions considered trustworthy enough to display it on enormous clock faces on their façades. The bank knew the time. The railway station knew it, of course...