Acasa 10 Greetings from Romania2

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Greetings
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from
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Arad Orthodox Cathedral
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Arad
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Arad The Roman Catholic Cathedral
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Arad The Town City Hall
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Arad The Town City Hall
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Arad The Railway Station
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Arad The Theatre
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The Sphinx is a natural rock formation in the
Bucegi Mountains
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Babele, unusual rock formations
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The Bucegi Mountains are located in central
Romania, south of the city Brasov.The Bucegi is
believed to be the Dacian holy mountain Kogainon,
on which the God Zalmoxis resided in a cave. At a
higher elevation is the Bucegi Plateau, the wind
and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular
figures such as the Sphinx and Babele.
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Valea Prahovei is the valley where the Prahova
river makes its way between the Bucegi and the
Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains,
Romania. It is a tourist region, situated about
100 km north of the capital city of Bucharest.
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Council House (Casa Sfatului) of Brasov was built
in 1420
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Brasov XVII 17th century
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According to the last Romanian census, from 2011,
there were 227,961 people living within the city
of Bra?ov, making it the 8th most populous city
in Romania.
Brasov Ecaterina's gate
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Cerbul Carpatin restaurant is housed in a
building dating from 1545, variously known as the
Merchant's House or the Hirscher House (after a
former mayor).
Ecaterina Gate (Poarta Ecaterina) one check point
before entering medieval trading city of Brasov
was built in 1559
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Bra?ov is located in the central part of the
country, about 166 km north of Bucharest. It is
surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is
part of the Transylvania region. The city is
notable for being the birthplace of the national
anthem of Romania and for hosting the Golden Stag
(Cerbul de Aur) International Music Festival.
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The city was first attested in 1235 AD under the
name Corona, a Latin word meaning "crown", a name
given by the German colonists.
Brasov Council of Bra?ov County
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Brasov
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Ecaterina's gate
The old building of the redoubt, built in the
eighteenth century, originally served as a
theater, concert hall and balls. Nominated as a
historic monument and part of the historical
center of Brasov, the institute hosts several
cultural events, including the Philharmonic
concerts, exhibitions, music concerts and modern
plays.
Reduta Cultural Centre
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Brasov The Black Church, the largest Gothic
church between Vienna and Istanbul
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Brasov the Black Church
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Brasov
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Brasov
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Saint Nicholas church
Trinity church
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Saint Nicholas church The building of the church
started in 1495 with the support of Vlad
Cãlugãru, ruler of Muntenia. It was built on the
place of an older church from 1292
Saint Nicholas church
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Brasov Art Museum
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The Black Tower was built in 1494 on a rock on
Starja Hill, near the Blacksmiths' bastion. It
has a square shape and it is 9 m high. In 1599
the tower was destroyed by lightning. So, it's
got its name from its walls being blackened by
the fire caused by the lightning. Today, it is no
longer black.
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Poiana Brasov is the most popular Romanian ski
resort and after the 2010s modernization, the ski
area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80. In
2013, it hosted figure skating, alpine skiing and
speed skating in the European Youth Olympic
Winter Festival.
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Poiana Brasov Hotel
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Sinaia
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Sinaia (population 14,636), is a town and a
mountain resort in Prahova County. The town was
named after Sinaia Monastery, around which it was
built the monastery in turn is named after the
Biblical Mount Sinai. King Carol I of Romania
built his summer home, Peles Castle, near the
town.
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Sinaia The Town City Hall
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Sinaia The Sinaia Monastery, was founded by
Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after
the great Sinai Monastery on Mount Sinai.
Situated in the Prahova Valley, the monastery
gave its name to the nearby town of Sinaia.
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The monastery consists of two courtyards
surrounded by low buildings. In the centre of
each courtyard there is a small church built in
the Byzantine style. "Biserica Veche" (The Old
Church)dates from 1695, while the more recent
"Biserica Mare" (The Great Church) was built in
1846.
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Sinaia Monastery Details of the pillars at the
entrance of the Great Church
The entrance door of the Old Church
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Beautiful ornament of the monastery windows
Sinaia Monastery The Bell Tower as seen from
within the walls
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Sinaia Monastery
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Sinaia Monastery
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Sinaia Monastery
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Pele? Castle
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Pele? Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the
Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova
County, on an existing medieval route linking
Transylvania and Wallachia, Pele? Castle was
built between 1873 and 1914 by King Carol I of
Romania as his summer home. Its inauguration was
held in 1883.
Peles Castle wall painting design
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Pelisor Castle is a castle in Sinaia, part of the
same complex as the larger castle of Peles. It
was built in 18991903 by order of King Carol I,
as the residence for his nephew and heir, the
future King Ferdinand (son of Carol's brother
Leopold von Hohenzollern) and Ferdinand's consort
Queen Marie.
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The courtyard has a merry decoration, made out of
plants statues and flowers
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Sound Gheorghe Zamfir Rugulet cu
Negre Mure