Bucharest
Gura Humorului
Targu Mures
Sibiu
Sighisoara
Sinaia
Romania
The capital of Romania since 1862, Bucharest was given the nickname of "Little Paris" due to the city's elegant architecture. The city was once home to Vlad III of the Basarab family, a Wallachian prince also known as Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler) or Vlad Draculea. Romania's Parliament building is the second largest building in the world, and is located in Bucharest. It was originally built by Nicolae Ceausescu (communist party leader until shot be firing squad in 1989) as his royal palace.
Ateneul Roman, home of George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
Memorial of Rebirth in Revolution Square, Commemorates Victums of 1989 Revolution
CEC Bank on Calea Victoriei
CEC Bank on Calea Victoriei
CEC Bank on Calea Victoriei
CEC Bank on Calea Victoriei
Carol I Central University Library
Carol I Central University Library
Carol I Central University Library
Statue of King Charles I in front of Carol I Central University Library
Headquarters of the Union of Romanian Architects, unification of old and new structures
Hotel Novotel Bucharest City Centre
Around Bucharest
National Military Club
Around Bucharest
CEC Bank
CEC Bank
National Museum of Romanian History, Statue of Trajan and the She-wolf by Basile Gorduz
Around Bucharest
Around Bucharest
Palace of the Parliament, 2nd largest building in the world
Palace of the Parliament
Flowers outside the Palace of the Parliament
Terrace of the Palace of the Parliament
View from Palace of the Parliament terrace
View from Palace of the Parliament terrace
Inside Palace of the Parliament terrace
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Architecture at the open-air ethnographic Village Museum
Biserica Cretulescu, Eastern Orthodox Church commissioned in 1720
Russian Church, St. Nicholas
Doamnei Church
Old Princely Court Church
Old Princely Court Church
Gate to Manuc's Inn, oldest operating hotel, built in 1808
Strada Stavropoleos
Stabropoleos monastery, Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns, built in 1724
Stabropoleos monastery front doors
Stabropoleos monastery ceiling fresco
Stabropoleos monastery courtyard
Curtea Veche, Old Pincely Court with Vlad III Bust
Bust of Vlad III in the Old Princely Court
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Gura Humorului is located in North-Eastern Romania in an area known as Bukovina, part of what was formerly Moldavia. The painted monasteries of Bukovina include: Sucevita, Moldovita, Voronet, and Humor. The monasteries date back to the 13th Century, with the frescoes dating to the 15th and 16th Centuries. The tradition of egg painting is prevalent in this area.
Gura Humorului: Catedrala Nasterea Maicii Domnului, Eastern Orthodox Church
Gura Humorului: Town Center
Gura Humorului: Catedrala Nasterea Maicii Domnului, Eastern Orthodox Church
Gura Humorului: Town Center
Gura Humorului: Carpathian Mountains
Gura Humorului: Catedrala Nasterea Maicii Domnului, Eastern Orthodox Church
Gura Humorului: Catedrala Nasterea Maicii Domnului, Eastern Orthodox Church
Gura Humorului: Staircase in the Best Western Bucovina
Humor: Logging truck outside Humor Monastery
Humor: Logging truck outside Humor Monastery
Moldovita: Monastery
Moldovita: Monastery
Moldovita: Monastery
Moldovita: Monastery
Salva: Home of costume designer
Salva: Home of costume designer
Salva: Home of costume designer
Salva: Hay stacks
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Suchevita: Monastery
Vama: Decorated Eggs
Vama: Decorated Eggs
Voronet: Monastery Wall
Voronet: Monastery Wall
Voronet: Monastery Wall
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The name for the city translates to, "Market on the River Mures". The city is located at the center of Transylvania, and at its center is a fortified church. The church dates to the 14th Century. The city is officially bilingual with Hungarian and Romanian spoken.
Targu Mures :
Targu Mures :
Targu Mures: Roof top
Targu Mures
Targu Mures
Targu Mures
Targu Mures
Targu Mures
Targu Mures
Targu Mures: Romulus and Remus statue in front of the Palace of culture
Targu Mures: Romulus and Remus statue in front of the Palace of culture
Targu Mures: Palace of culture
Targu Mures: Palace of culture
Targu Mures: Palace of culture
Targu Mures
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An old Saxon city in Transylvania, Sibiu was founded in 1191. The roofs of many buildings contain small oval shaped windows that resemble eyes. At one time the city had three sets of ringed walls for protection. A main feature in the upper old city is the Piata Mare which translates to, "big square". The monastery of Curtea de Arges is on the road from Sibiu to Bucharest. The Episcopal church was built by Prince Neagoe Basarab. The church houses the graves of King Carol I and Queen Elizabeth as well as King Ferdinand and Queen Marie.
Sibiu: An evening walk around upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: An evening walk around upper town
Sibiu: An evening walk around upper town
Sibiu: An evening walk around upper town
Sibiu: An evening walk around upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Upper town, my favorite restaurant on the left, Crama Sibiul Vechi
Sibiu: Upper town
Sibiu: Roof repair as seen from the Ramada Hotel
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Sighisoara is a 13th century fortified city that was constructed to protect the Saxon people from the Tatars. The 64 m (192 ft) high clock tower is a significant element inside the walled city. The city also houses the home of Vlad Dracul, father of Vlad III or Vlad Draculea. The house where lived is the likely birthplace of Vlad III. A plaque on the outside translates to: "In this house lived between the years 1431 - 1435 ruler of Vallachia, Vlad Dracul, son of Mircea the Old". Vlad III was born in 1431. The "Student's Steps," a covered set of 175 steps, lead to the upper hilltop where a school and church are located. The nearby Saxon villages of Saschiz and Biertan are home to fortified churches.
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan
Biertan
Biertan
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Fortified church
Biertan: Downtown
Biertan: Downtown, locals
Biertan: Downtown, locals
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Peasant fortress built by Saxons in 1347
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century, attic space
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century, narrow stairs to attic
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century, roma lady
Saschiz: Fortified evangelical church built in the 13th century
Saschiz: Lunch with kittens
Sighisoara: Clock tower
Sighisoara: restaurant next to clock tower
Sighisoara: House of Vlad Dracul restaurant sign
Sighisoara: In this house lived between the years 1431-1435, ruler of Walachia, Vlad Dracul
son of Mircea the old
Sighisoara: House of Vlad Dracul restaurant
Sighisoara: House of Vlad Dracul restaurant signage
Sighisoara: Clock tower
Sighisoara: Clock tower view over the old city
Sighisoara: tombstone
Sighisoara: tombstone
Sighisoara:
Sighisoara: House of Vlad Dracul restaurant
Sighisoara: Vlad the impaler 1431-1476 voivode of Walachia between 1448; 1456-1462; 1476
Sighisoara: bust of Vlad the impaler
Sighisoara: Schoolboys' stairs
Sighisoara: around the old town
Sighisoara: view from the clock tower
Sighisoara: view from the clock tower
Sighisoara: The Taylors' tower entrance to the old town
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Sinaia is home to the Sinaia Monastery and situated in the Prahova Valley near the Bucegi Mountains. Just outside Sinaia is the summer residence built by King Carol I in 1873, Peles Castle. Close by are the towns of Brasov (home to the Black Church built in the late 14th Century) and Bran (location of Bran Castle built in 1382 to defend the Bran mountain pass against the Turks).
Bran: Tea house at base of Bran castle
Bran: On the road up to Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle entrance
Bran: Inside Bran castle
Bran: Inside Bran castle
Bran: Inside Bran castle
Bran: Inside Bran castle
Bran: Inside Bran castle courtyard
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Inside Bran castle
Bran: Inside Bran castle
Bran: Inside Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: Bran castle
Bran: The tea house
Bran: Bran castle
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites, the black church
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites, the black church
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites, the black church
Brasov: Town sites, the black church
Brasov: Town sites, the black church
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites, string street sign
Brasov: Town sites, string street, narrowest street in Brasov, wide enough for a single person
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Brasov: Town sites
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges, Bugs
Curtea de Arges: Monastery of Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Arges:
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Peles Castle
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
Sinaia: Manastirea Sinaia
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Select a tab above to view a slideshow of photographs from the area.
BUCHAREST is the capital city of Romania. Pictures under this tab include religious and general architectural structures. Pictures of the Palace of the Parliament are included; formerly Nicolae Ceausescus's seat of political power. There are also pictures from the Village Museum an outdoor ethnographic museum.
GURA HUMORULUI is in the northern part of Romania nestled in the Carpathian mountains. Pictures include the areas of Gura Humorului, Humor, Moldovita, Salva, Suchevita, Vama, and Voronet. The painted monasteries are included.
TARGU MURES the "market on the Mures river" contains pictures of the area.
SIBIU was once the capital of the principality of Transylvania. Pictures are from the old upper city.
SIGHISOARA was the home of Vlad Dracul and the birthplace of Vlad the impaler (Draculea, son of Dracul). Pictures are from the area Sighisoara, Biertan, and Sachiz.
SINAIA is where King Carol I built his summer home, Peles Castle. Pictures are from Bran, Brasov, Curtea de Arges, and Sinaia.
All Images and Content Copyright John Baker 2014
Page Last Updated 1/2/2017