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Archaeological and historical museum

from constanta
National history and archeology museum from Constanta was
inaugurated in 1977, December 25, in the former City Hall of the
town. Is has a patrimony with more than 430.000 objects, which
shows the settlements profile across the centuries, from the
prehistoric era till 1940, attesting facts, events, the portraits of
important personalities from Constanta.
Even that in Constanta was not a real museum tradition, by the state
efforts and the passions of a valuable group of specialists, some
museum were founded, which now are famous even outside the
border of our country, for the foreign tourists there are already a
reference point in their visiting program, during the time spend on
the Romanian sea side, and also for the Romanian tourist too.
The first steps to organize a museum are back in 1878 when
Dobrogea was returned to the homeland. By the care of the prefect
Remus Oprean and the professor Iona Banescu, the archeological
material gathered by the second one have been housed in one room
in the Prefecture building.
It is a massive building, designed by one of the students of the
architecture school of Ion Mincu. The Brancoveanu style is found in
the loggia from the big fronton, the hall with a large opening,
supported by the thick columns, and in exterior with small and
narrow windows at the third floor.
The museum has 24 rooms:
The hoard
Coins exhibition
Icones exhibition
Silver jewellery exhibition
Pipes exhibition ( XVIII-XIX c.)

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Archaeology Museum Piatra Neam

The History & Archaeology Museum in Piatra Neam, Romania,
was founded at the beginning of the 20th century by Constantin
Matas, minister and amateur archaeologist.
The museum shelters the most important collection of Cucuteni
culture artifacts and it is the home of the Cucuteni Research
Centre. The famous piece, Hora de la Frumuica ("The Frumuica
Dance," the symbol of Cucuteni culture), can be found on the
museum website.

Bran Castle
Bran Castle (Romanian: Castelul
Bran; German: Trzburg; Hungarian: Trcsvr; Dutch: Kasteel
Bran; French: Chteau Bran), situated near Bran and in the
immediate vicinity of Braov, is a national monument and landmark
in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border
between Transylvania and Wallachia, on DN73. Commonly known
as "Dracula's Castle" (although it is one among several locations
linked to the Dracula legend, including Poenari Castle and Hunyad
Castle), it is marketed for resale in 2014 as the home of the titular
character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. There is, however, no evidence
that Stoker knew anything about this castle, which has only
tangential associations with Vlad III, voivode of Wallachia, the
putative inspiration for Dracula. As discovered by the Dutch author
Hans Corneel de Roos, the location Bram Stoker actually had in mind
for Castle Dracula while writing his novel was an empty mountain

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top, Mount Izvorul Climanului, 2,033 m high, located in the
Transylvanian Climani Alps near the former border with Moldavia.
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. At the bottom of the hill is a small
open air museum park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant
structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country. As of
2014, the castle is reportedly for sale.

Pele Castle
Visits are done within guided tour. One of the tours is limited to the
ground floor, another adds the first floor and the complete tour
includes the second floor.[3] Admission is charged, and there is an
additional photography fee. The visiting hours are from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. On Tuesdays the hours are 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. The castle is closed on Mondays. These visiting hours are
subject to change by the Romanian Culture Ministry. The castle is
closed in November each year for maintenance and cleaning.
The most notable grand rooms are:
Holul de Onoare (The Honor Hall) was finished completely only in
1911, under the guidance of Karel Liman. It spreads over three
floors. Walls are dressed in exquisitely carved woodwork, mostly
European walnut and exotic timbers. Bas-reliefs, alabaster
sculptures, and retractable stained glass panels complete the decor.
Apartamentul Imperial (The Imperial Suite) is believed to be a
tribute to the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, who visited the
palace as a friend of the Romanian Royal Family. Hence, decorator
Auguste Bembe preferred the sumptuous Austrian Baroque in style

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of Empress Maria Theresa. A perfectly preserved five-hundred-yearold Cordoban tooled leather wall cover is the rarest of such quality.
Sala Mare De Arme (The Grand Armory or The Arsenal) is where
1,600 of the 4,000 pieces of weaponry and armor reside. One of
Europe's finest collection of hunting and war implements, timelined
between 14th and 19th century, are on display. The king added
pieces used in his victory against the Ottoman Turks during the War
of Independence. Famous are the complete Maximilian armor for
horse and rider and a 15th-century German "nobles only"
decapitation broadsword. Also on display are a wide array of
polearms (glaives, halberds, lances, hunting spears), firearms
(muskets, blunderbusses, snaphaunces, flintlocks, pistols), axes,
crossbows, and swords (rapiers, sabers, broadswords, and many
others).
Sala Mica De Arme (The Small Armory) is where predominantly
Oriental (mostly Indo-Persian, Ottoman and Arab) arms and armor
pieces are on exhibit, many of them made of gold and silver, and
inlaid with precious stones. Included are chainmail armor,
helmets,scimitars, yataghans, daggers, matchlocks, lances, pistols,
shields, axes, and spears.
Sala De Teatru (The Playhouse) is decorated in Louis XIV style,
with sixty seats and a Royal Box. Architectural decoration and mural
paintings are signed by Gustav Klimt and Frantz Matsch.
Sala Florentina (The Florentine Room) combines revived
elements of the Italian Renaissance, mostly from Florence. Most
impressive are the solid bronze doors executed in Rome; ateliers of
Luigi Magni; and the Grand Marble Fireplace executed by Paunazio
withMichelangelo motifs.
Salonul Maur (The Moorish Salon) was executed under the
guidance of Charles Lecompte de Nouy, and is meant to embody

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elements of North-African and Hispanic Moorishstyle. Mother-ofpearl inlaid furniture, fine Persian Sarouk and Ottoman Isparta rugs,
and Oriental weapons and armor are perhaps the most expressive
elements. The salon has an indoor marble fountain.
Salonul Turcesc (The Turkish Parlor) emulates an Ottoman "joie
de vivre" atmospherea room full of Turkish Izmir rugs and
copperware from Anatolia and Persia. It was used as a smoking
room for gentlemen. Walls are covered in hand-made textiles like
silk brocades from the Siegert shops of Vienna.
It is remarkable that unlike other royal families, the monarchs
shared a bedroom.