The National History Museum of Romania ( ro, Muzeul Național de Istorie a României) is a museum located on the

Calea Victoriei CALEA may refer to: *Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, an act by the US Congress to facilitate wiretapping of U.S. domestic telephone and Internet traffic *Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, a private accredit ...

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 o ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, 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,

: 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 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 Gre ...

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-resistan ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 functi ...

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

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