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ining the graves and remarkable funerary monuments of important personalities who helped to build the modern romanian nation people such as mihai eminescu the national poet ion mincu the initiator of the neo romanian architectural style and general christian tell one of the heroes of the 1848 revolution it was opened in 1858 as a public burial ground part of the city s advanced urban planning developments of the victorian era occasioned by a rapid increase in population at a time when traditional cemeteries around urban churches had become overcrowded and a health hazard as was the case in other european capitals of that era many of bellu s funerary monuments are outstanding architectural tributes that the great the good and the wealthy dedicated read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour bellu bucharest guided tour leave a comment tour in east cotroceni 16 09 2026 20 09 2026 valentin mandache costache negri fountain east cotroceni dear readers i would like to invite you to an architecture history walk in one of the prestigious quarters of bucharest cotroceni its eastern older part centred on the area between dr nicolae staicovici street and dr joseph lister street this cultural excursion is open to all of you who would like to accompany me the author of historic houses of romania blog for two hours between 11 00h 13 00h on sunday 20 september 2026 i will be your guide through one of the best quality historic architecture areas of romania s capital constituted from an array of exquisite little paris neoromanian and art deco and modernist style houses intercalated with some alluring examples of art nouveau and mediterranean the eastern part of cotroceni is also its oldest containing one of the best preserved laid out property developments from the fin de siècle years these edifices were built mainly by people belonging to the professional classes of romania especially medical doctors and army high echelon officers of the la belle époque and interwar periods they constructed their residences close by the former royal palace of cotroceni where the read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour bucharest cotroceni guided tour leave a comment tour in piata victoriei 15 09 2026 15 09 2026 valentin mandache dear readers this is an invitation to an architectural history tour in the piața victoriei area of bucharest open to all of you who would like to accompany me the author of this blog for two hours between 11 00 and 13 00 on i will be your guide through a remarkably rich and architecturally varied area of central bucharest where famous public buildings often stand side by side with quaint little paris neo romanian art deco and modernist style private houses the character of the read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour bucharest guided tour piata victoriei leave a comment tour the early neo romanian style 09 09 2026 13 09 2026 valentin mandache the early neoromanian architecture as seen in gradina icoanei area of bucharest dear readers i would like to invite you to a walking architectural tour on sunday 13 september 2026 between the hours 11 00 13 00 in gradina icoanei area on the theme of the exceedingly important for this country s heritage neo romanian architectural style in its early phase how this design peculiar to romania has been initiated and defined a period of cultural upheavals and economic prosperity from the 1880s until the mid 1900s this cultural excursion may be of interest to any of you visiting the town as a tourist or on business looking to find out more about its fascinating historic architecture and identity the neoromanian architectural style is the most visible and amplest body of heritage that this country has bestowed on the world s culture gradina icoanei area of bucharest has the highest concentration of buildings featuring this architectural design in its inaugural stages what i term as the early phase of romania s national architecture the style was initiated by the architect ion mincu in 1886 with the lahovary house an edifice viewed at this tour continued with a series of iconic edifices such as the central school for girls another objective of the tour or the causeway buffet the then new national architecture quickly gained popularity and featured in the works of other known architects of that period such as giulio magni who designed elie radu house viewed at this tour read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading neoromanian tours architectural tour bucharest gradina icoanei guided tour neoromanian leave a comment tour plantelor area 09 09 2026 13 09 2026 valentin mandache dear readers i would like to invite you to an architectural walk in the picturesque plantelor street area located just east of mantuleasa it has an alluring residential character with well presented historic buildings of architectural value many surrounded by efflorescent gardens the plantelor area is a sample of how pleasant and stimulating for artistic creativity this town has been in the la belle époque and the interwar periods the tour is scheduled to take place this saturday 12 september 2026 between 11 00 and 13 00 this cultural excursion could be of interest to any of you visiting romania s capital as a tourist or on business looking to understand the character of this metropolis through discovering its peculiar and fascinating old architecture the name plantelor english for plants given to this iconic street is an echo of the la belle époque times when bucharest s houses of its famous little paris and art nouveau architecture were provided with gardens and orchards and the windows sported jardinières full of multicoloured flowers the local environment was considered healthier than the rest of the town which made possible even the establishment of a sanatorium where the national poet of romania mihai eminescu spent his last days in the read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour bucharest guided tour plantelor leave a comment tour in batistei area 31 08 2026 09 09 2026 valentin mandache batistei area a fragment of the old little paris dear readers i would like to invite you to an architectural tour focused on the batiștei area one of the most charming old corners of central bucharest many of its buildings date from the belle époque period and feature wonderful little paris architecture which still imprints its identity on this city it is also a place where one can admire other brilliant designs such as neo romanian art deco and inter war modernism the walk is scheduled to take place this sunday 6 september 2026 between 11 00 and 13 00 this cultural excursion could be of interest to any of you visiting romania s capital as a tourist or on business and who would like to understand the character of this metropolis through discovering its peculiar and fascinating old architecture the batiștei area stretches east from the national theatre neighbourhood to the confines of moșilor constituting an important part of historic bucharest its name comes from that of the church around which the parish crystallised in medieval times the name itself in old romanian means swampy lake a testimony to the former local natural environment that has long since been overtaken by the city s inexorable development the church is also one of the very few survivors of the original wallachian style architecture that once embellished bucharest during the period of ottoman rule this was later read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour bucharest guided tour leave a comment tour in mosilor armeneasca area 31 08 2026 09 09 2026 valentin mandache dear readers this is an invitation to an architectural walking tour in the moșilor area of bucharest open to all of you who would like to accompany me the author of the historic houses of romania blog on saturday 5 september for two hours between 10 30 and 12 30 i will be your guide through one of the most picturesque areas of historic bucharest which has experienced a spectacular development after the unification of the principalities of wallachia and moldavia in the aftermath of the crimean war it is located on the road leading from the old city towards moldavia known in olden times as the highway drumul mare its name comes from that of the famous moșilor fair held outside bucharest s walls where traders and peasants from moldavia and north eastern wallachia came with their goods and products among the most active and read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour armeneasca bucharest bucharest architecture guided tour mosilor leave a comment tour art nouveau bucharest 26 08 2026 30 08 2026 valentin mandache dear readers i would like to invite you to a thematic architectural tour this sunday 30 august 2026 between 11 00 and 13 00 on the subject of the exceedingly interesting yet somehow elusive art nouveau architecture of bucharest this proposed cultural excursion may be of interest to those of you visiting the city as tourists or on business and who are looking to discover more about its fascinating historic architecture and identity the innovative and flamboyant art nouveau current that emerged at the end of the 19th century as a reaction to the rigidity of the historicist styles also had an important impact in fin de siècle romania one of its notable influences was the articulation within its coordinates of the local national style read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour art nouveau bucharest guided tour leave a comment tour in central cotroceni 25 08 2026 30 08 2026 valentin mandache dear readers i would like to propose to you a walking architectural tour in the cotroceni quarter in its central part encompassing the area between st elefterie street and dr lister street the tour is scheduled to take place this saturday 29 august 2026 between 11 00 and 13 00 this cultural excursion may be of interest to those of you visiting romania s capital as tourists or on business and who are looking to understand the character of this metropolis through discovering its peculiar and fascinating historic architecture the focal points of the central part of cotroceni are its two parish churches the old st elefterie an edifice containing vestiges of 18th century wallachian architecture now serving the hearing impaired community of bucharest it stands on what was formerly an island in the marshes of the dâmbovița river before the quarter began to be developed in the second half of the 19th century thus also read more share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading tours architectural tour 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