Grigore Antipa Museum of Natural History
" Grigore Antipa" Museum of Natural History is one of the most fascinated places offered by Bucharest. Is the biggest and the oldest museum of this kind from the all Danubian countries bringing together over 300.000 of exponents among the richest and important collection of butterfly from the entire world.
The museum was set up in 1908. The first collections from 1844 belong Saint Sava high-school stay at the base of making up the museum.
A visit to the " Grigore Antipa" Museum of Natural History means a fascinating trip in time, from the Universe begin to the present, for knowing how the planet formed in which we live, how appeared and how evolved the animals, how it got to the diversity forms which we meet every day....
The Louvre Museum
The Louvre Museum it's the most visited museum of art from the entire world, a monument full of historical charging and a national museum of France. Is a central touristic objective from Paris being situated in the first arondism of the town. In the museum are exposed between 35.000 art objects from the sixth millennium BC and until the XIX BC. Though the 15.000 of daily visitors, over 65% are foreigner. At Louvre can be found and the masterpiece of Leonardo Da Vinci, MONA LISA though a lot of other art operas of a unestimativelly value.This place a good one to visit for you and for your friends, and if you are from France or you visit this country you would better not miss this one.
The castle from Praga
Along the history, this castle was a political and spiritual important centre especially for a country which tried to become an important state unit and especially independent. Built in the IX siecle the castle was renovated from it foundation in the XVIII siecle becoming from a simple fortress of the époque the place where had been place the most important historical negotiations which marked the museum history of Czech.
Even in the present in this museum-castle was kept the tradition of changing the guards at each hour as well and the ceremonial of raising the flag in each day how is doing in the military units. More, for someone to be glad of the historical charm of the place, the guilds offer presentations in 6 languages: Czech, Russian, English, German, Italian and Spanish and the ticket has an accessible price.
Sebeş
Sebeş is an important city in Alba district, central Romania, and southern Transylvania. The city lies on the Mureş River valley and it straddles the Sebeş River. Attractions here include churches and museums as well as historical buildings.
The attractions here include churche
s, fortresses and museums. The main ones are the Evangelical Church, Sebes Fortress, The Tailor´s Tower, The Zapolya House / History Museum which was built in the second half of the 15th century and served as the seat of the Transylvania Diet during the 16th and 17th centuries.
It is believed that there has been an earlier rural settlement in this area, with Romanian and Pecheneg population but the city itself was built by German settlers on the territory of the Hungarian Kingdom in the second half of the 12th century and became an important city in medieval Transylvania
Brodick Castle
The place where it’s raising today this castle played an important role in the history of Scotland, still from the Vikings times, when here was placed a fortress which defense the territory, been on the possession of English ducks of Hamilton.
Along the siecles this old fortress got in the propriety of other noble family which was renovated by them, consolidated and extended, being transformed in the end in a particular residence. It had to keep this status until 1957, when the last heir of the Hamilton family left the castle. Today the castle is managed as a museum and keeps not only the old architecture but also a vast collection of paintings, furniture and objects from silver, all of these from the XV siecle.
The Capital of Romania
Bucharest is the capital of Romania and the largest city, as well as the most important industrial, economic and commercial center of the country. With its 2 million inhabitants in the city proper and more than 2.4 million in the urban area, it is also one of the largest cities in Eastern Europe.
Bucharest is usually the entry point for most people into Romania. On the other hand, the city itself isn't particularly appealing to all tourists, and it is usually a matter of personal taste whether visitors like it or not. Some people adore it and think it really has a special feel to it; others feel uncomfortable due to the grey Communist-era buildings and lack of charm or tourist attractions. Yet again, others believe the urban myths about crime, homelessness and poverty, even though these are only what they state to be - myths.
Bucharest offers some excellent attractions, and increasingly has the sophisticated, trendy and modern edge to it that defines a European capital. If you're in the region, it would be negligent to not visit it, even if just for the curiosity of seeing such a paradoxical city.
Museum of Romanian Peasant (Muzeul Taranului Roman)
The Museum of Romanian Peasant is the winner of the European Museum of the Year Award for year 1996. A short visit to the museum will convince you that the award is well deserved. The collection includes 18000 pieces of pottery and 20000 examples of national dress from all over the country, as well as carpets, icons, furniture, photographs and films documenting the customs of rural life. But what makes it special is the way the collection is arranged; the museum looks more like an art gallery than a museum. The display information is hand written on pieces of paper or illustrated by freehand sketches. In one of the galleries you can see a wooden church and in another a wooden peasant house. They also have some beautiful "troite" (crosses placed at crossroads or at the edge of a village).
The museum building has an interesting story as well. The museum was founded in 1905 under the name of Ethnographical and National Art Museum. In 1906 Carol I laid the foundation for the present building; the construction was stopped in 1916 and restarted in 1932. It was completed only in 1935, 29 years after it was started. The red-brick building is an illustration of the neo-Romanian style ispired from the traditional architecture. In 1953, the communists "liberated" the building and sent the collection away to another location. The building was turned into a museum dedicated to the history of the Communist Party. In 1990 the museum returned to its old location.