The National History Museum of Romania ( ro, Muzeul Național de Istorie a României) is a museum located on the
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in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
,
Romania
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, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times.
The museum is located inside the former
Postal Services Palace, which also houses a
philatelic
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ...
museum. With a surface of over 8,000 square meters, the museum has approx. 60 valuable exhibition rooms. The permanent displays include a plaster cast of the entirety of
Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column ( it, Colonna Traiana, la, Columna Traiani) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Ap ...
, the
Romanian Crown Jewels
The Regalia of Romania are a set of items which were used for the coronation of the kings and queens of Romania. They are currently housed in the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest. The regalia consist of the Royal Crown (the so-call ...
, and the
Pietroasele treasure.
The building was authorized, in 1892, and the architect,
Alexandru Săvulescu was sent with the postal inspector, Ernest Sturza, to tour various postal facilities of Europe for the design. The final sketches were influenced primarily by the postal facility in Geneva. Built in an eclectic style, it is rectangular with a large porch on a high basement and three upper floors. The stone façade features a portico supported by 10 Doric columns and a platform consisting of 12 steps spanning the length of the building. There are many allegorical sculptural decorative details.
, the museum is undergoing extensive restoration work and it is only partially open; a late medieval
archaeological
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
site was discovered under the building.
Image:Bucharest History Museum 1.jpg, The main view of the building
Image:National Museum of Romanian History - arcades.JPG, Arcades
Image:Muzeul de Istorie - frontal.jpg, Frontal view
Image:Traj col exhibit 1.jpg, Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column ( it, Colonna Traiana, la, Columna Traiani) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Ap ...
: permanent exhibit
File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie, Lapidariu (interior 5); B-II-m-A-19843.JPG, Trajan's column
Trajan's Column ( it, Colonna Traiana, la, Columna Traiani) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Ap ...
File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie, Lapidariu (interior 6); B-II-m-A-19843.JPG
Image:Elisabeth of Wied.jpg, A portrait of Elisabeth of Wied
Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then- ...
in the museum
Image:Balasa Cantacuzino sarcophagus.jpg, The sarcophagus
A sarcophagus (plural sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word ''sarcophagus'' comes from the Greek ...
of Princess Bălașa Cantacuzino
The House of Cantacuzino (french: Cantacuzène) is a Romanian aristocratic family of Greek origin. The family gave a number of princes to Wallachia and Moldavia, and it claimed descent from a branch of the Byzantine Kantakouzenos family, specifica ...
File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie, Tezaurul Istoric (6); B-II-m-A-19843.JPG, Steel Crown of Romania
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
Image:Helmet of Cotofenesti - Front by Radu Oltean.jpg, The Golden Helmet of Coţofeneşti, a Geto-Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...
n helmet from the first half of the 4th century BC.
Image:Plevna objects.jpg, Various objects associated with the Siege of Plevna
The siege of Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of Russia and Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards t ...
Image:Dacian_Gold_Bracelet_at_the_National_Museum_of_Romanian_History_2011_-_6.jpg, Dacian bracelet
The Dacian bracelets are bracelets associated with the ancient people known as the Dacians, a distinct branch of the Thracians. These bracelets were used as ornaments, currency, high rank insignia and votive offerings
* For the various functio ...
File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie (Sala cu costume)(3); B-II-m-A-19843.JPG, Costumes hall
File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie (Sala cu costume)(2); B-II-m-A-19843.JPG
File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie (Expozitie de ceasuri)(3); B-II-m-A-19843.JPG, Watches exhibition
See also
*
Romania lunar sample displays
The Romania lunar sample displays are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of Moon specimen brought back with the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions and given in the 1970s to the people of Romania by United States Presid ...
References
External links
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Friends Association ( Romanian/English/French )
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Museums in Bucharest
Historic monuments in Bucharest
Art museums and galleries in Bucharest
History of Bucharest
National museums of Romania
Archaeological museums in Romania
Museums of Dacia
History museums in Romania
Calea Victoriei
Plaster cast collections
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