Targoviste, first attested in 1396, in the Travel Accounts of Johannes Schiltberger, became the capital of the Wallachian voivodship, probably during the reign of Mircea cel Batran, when the Royal Court was built. Vlad III Dracula later added the Chindia Tower, now a symbol of the city. In 1597 Mihai Viteazul fought and won a decisive battle against the Ottoman Empire in Târgovişte.Târgovişte was the site of the trial and execution of Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena in December 1989.

 

Bran Castle

Bran Castle (German: Törzburg),

situated near Bran and in the

immediate vicinity of Brasov, is a

national monument and landmark in

Romania. The fortress is situated on

the border between Transylvania

and Wallachia and its myths say that

it was once the home of Vlad Tepes,

ruller of Wallachia. The castle is now

a museum open to tourists,

displaying art and furniture collected

by Queen Marie. Tourists can see the

interior individually or by a guided

tour.

Sucevita Monastery

Suceviţa is the largest and also the last built of the painted monasteries of Bucovina. It was built in 1581 by the Bishop of Rădăuţi, Gheorghe Movila. It is situated in the village of the same name in the foothills of the Carpathians west of Rădăuţi. The monastery is surrounded by thick, fortified walls built by the Voievod Ieremiah Movila, brother of Bishop Gheorghe. Both the Movila brothers are buried at the monastery. Sucevita Monastery was first inhabited by monks in 1582. During the communist era, only nuns over 50 were allowed to stay at Sucevita. Today it is a nun monastery, the sisters living a simple life in daily prayers, and growing their land. The museum of the monastery holds precious objects, among which manuscripts and embroideries donated by the Movila family.

Bucharest- Peoples House

Curtea de Arges Cathedral

Brukenthal Museum

St. Ana Lake

At 946 m high, Saint Ana Lake is

the only Romanian lake which has

a volcanic origin. It has an easel

shaped form. Almost distilled, the

water is considered to be the

purest in this world, but because

of its leak in mineral salts, it is not

drinkable.

Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuşi

Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuşi from Târgu JiuSculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brancusi from Targu Jiu is an homage to the Romanian heroes of the First World War. The three sculptures,

The Table of Silence, The Kiss Gate and The Endless Column , are disposed on

an axis 1275 m long, oriented West-East.

Sarmizegetusa

Sarmizegetusa was the most important Dacian military,

religious and political center. Erected on top of a crag 1200

meters high, the fortress was the core of the strategic defensive

system in the Orăştie Mountains.

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