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Bucharest City Hall Plans to Spend €1.3 Million to Replace the National Arena’s Video Cube

Symbols of Bucharest: The Story of the Famous Saint George Capra Church in the Pantelimon Neighborhood

On the outskirts of old Bucharest, in an area that would undergo radical changes over the course of more than a century, a church built during Romania's War of Independence managed to survive urban transformations that erased streets, houses, and even other places of worship from the map. The Saint George “Capra” Church, located in the Panteli...

Top 10 Vintage Advertisements That Sold Bucharest

Old Bucharest knew how to sell itself. Sometimes with an impeccably illustrated lady, sometimes with lettering as large as a shop window, and occasionally, in a moment of commercial inspiration, with a sea eagle clutching a fish in its talons which, somehow, was supposed to persuade people to buy… fabrics. Urban advertising had its moments of brill...

Weekend events and activities, 16–18 October 2026: where to go and which fairs, plays and concerts not to miss

Three fairs featuring artisan products and food, performances from the National Theatre Festival, concerts by Danko Jones and TENDER, and another weekend at the Witches’ Fair: from 16 to 18 October, Bucharest offers options for both spontaneous outings and evenings planned in advance.The selection below includes events announced by organisers, host...

Famous Houses in Bucharest: The Cesianu-Boerescu House, Between the Legendary Cina Restaurant and Contemporary Romanian Design Week

In one of the most spectacular areas of Bucharest, right next to the Romanian Athenaeum and in the immediate vicinity of the former Royal Palace, a building with more than a century of history continues to change its role without losing its identity. This is the complex known today as the Boerescu-Cesianu House, which became famous through the Cina...

The History of the National Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest, the Largest Orthodox Church in the World

The National Salvation Cathedral, officially known as the National Cathedral, is one of the most spectacular and controversial buildings constructed in Bucharest after 1989. Located on Arsenal Hill, immediately next to the Palace of Parliament, the building dominates the cityscape of the capital with its enormous dimensions and has already become o...

How the Nissa Cinema Disappeared from Interwar Bucharest

In interwar Bucharest, going to the cinema was not simply about watching a film. For an important part of the capital’s population, going to the movies had become a form of urban entertainment, an outing in the city and, at times, even a social ritual. At a time when American and European productions were captivating Romanian audiences, dozens of c...

Famous boulevard names: Mircea Veroiu, the director who made Transylvanians famous in the Wild West

One of the streets in Bucharest’s Henri Coandă residential complex bears the name of Mircea Veroiu, one of the most important Romanian film directors of the second half of the 20th century. Although his name may not be as familiar to the general public today as those of other Romanian filmmakers, Veroiu left behind a remarkable body of work, marked...

5 Turkish restaurants in Bucharest you shouldn’t miss: good food at affordable prices

Turkish cuisine is one of the most generous gastronomic traditions you can discover in Bucharest. From kebab and döner to lahmacun, pide, meze, lentil soups, grilled dishes and pistachio desserts, the selection is varied enough to make every meal feel like a short journey into the gastronomy of Anatolia. Moreover, you do not necessarily have to cho...

Who was Barbu Văcărescu and why does a street in Bucharest bear his name

Bucharest is home to numerous streets named after rulers, writers, artists, politicians and military figures. Some of these names are very well known, while others have remained largely hidden behind the city map. One of them is Barbu Văcărescu Street, today one of Bucharest’s important thoroughfares, running through an area that has undergone a sp...