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Bulevardul Lascăr Catargiu
Bulevardul Lascăr Catargiu is a major thoroughfare in Sector 1 of Bucharest, Romania, linking Victory Square with Piața Romană. Originally, the boulevard was part of Strada Colței, a longer road that also included today's Magheru, Nicolae Bălcescu, and Ion C. Brătianu Boulevards. In the early 20th century, it was named after the politician Lascăr Catargiu, whose statue was placed near the southern end. Under the communist regime, it bore the name of Ana Ipătescu, reverting to Lascăr Catargiu after the Romanian Revolution. The boulevard is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, as are twelve houses located along its course: * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Ipătescu
Ana Ipătescu (1805–1875) was a Romanian revolutionary who participated in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848. Biography Ana was born in Bucharest, in the Olarilor slum, in the family of a merchant, Atanasie Ghiulerasă, from the incipient bourgeoisie at the end of the Phanariot period. In 1828 she married the tenant Ivancea Dimitrie, from whom she divorced in 1831, in the same year her father died. Due to this situation she had an arranged marriage with Nicolae Ipătescu. Thanks to her husband, a clerk in the Treasury Department, she attended meetings of the Brotherhood secret society, where she met some of the leaders who would enter the revolutionary government after the revolution broke out on June 9, 1848. She participated directly in the revolution and led the pro-revolutionary crowds to liberate the revolutionary government members that were arrested on June 19, 1848 because of a counter-revolutionary conspiracy. She died in 1875. Although she had wanted to be buried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monument Istoric
The National Register of Historic Monuments () is the official English name of the Romania government's list of national heritage sites known as Monumente istorice. In Romania, these include sites, buildings, structures, and objects considered worthy of preservation due to the importance of their Romanian cultural heritage. The list, created in 2004, contains places that have been designated by the Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony of Romania and are maintained by the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments, as being of national historic significance. Criteria A ''Monument istoric'' ("Historic monument") is defined as: * An architectural or sculptural work, or archaeological site. * Having significant cultural heritage value, and of immovable scale. * Perpetuating the memory of an event, place, or historical personality. ''Monumente istorice'' cultural properties include listed Romanian historical monuments from the National Register of Historic Monume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of The Free Press
The House of the Free Press (), known under Communist rule as Casa Scînteii, 'House of ''The Spark'' (newspaper)', is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007. History A horse racing, horse race track was built in 1905 on the future site of the House of the Free Press. A third of the track was removed in 1950 to make way for a wing of the building, and the race track was finally closed and demolished in 1960, after a decision by Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. Construction began in 1952 and was completed in 1956. The building was named ''Combinatul Poligrafic Casa Scînteii "I.V.Stalin"'' and later ''Casa Scînteii'' (''Scînteia'' was the name of the Romanian Communist Party's official newspaper). It was designed by the architect , in the Stalinist architecture, Stalinist style of Socialist realism, resembling the main building of the Moscow State University, and was intended to house all of Bucharest's printing presses, the newsrooms a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Republic Of Romania
The Socialist Republic of Romania (, RSR) was a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist One-party state, one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989 (see Revolutions of 1989). From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People's Republic (, RPR). The country was an Eastern Bloc state and a member of the Warsaw Pact with a dominant role for the Romanian Communist Party enshrined in :Template:RomanianConstitutions, its constitutions. Geographically, RSR was bordered by the Black Sea to the east, the Soviet Union (via the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian and Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian SSRs) to the north and east, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungary and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia (via Socialist Republic of Serbia, SR Serbia) to the west, and People's Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgaria to the south. As World War II ended, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, a former Axis powers, Axis membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonin Mercié
Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 in Toulouse – December 12, 1916 in Paris), was a French Sculpture, sculptor, Medalist, medallist and Painting, painter. Biography Mercié entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and François Jouffroy, and in 1868 gained the Grand Prix de Rome at the age of 23. His first great popular successes were the ''David'' and ''Gloria Victis (sculpture), Gloria Victis''. The latter Bronze sculpture, bronze was shown and received the Medal of Honour of the Paris Salon and was subsequently placed in the Square Montholon. The bronze ''David'' was one of his most popular works. The Bible, Biblical hero is depicted naked with the head of Goliath at his feet like David (Donatello, bronze), Donatello's David, but with a turbanned head and sheathing his long sword. Numerous reproductions exist, most of which incorporate a loincloth that covers David's genitali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilema Veche
''Dilema veche'' ( English: "Old Dilemma") is a Romanian weekly magazine that covers culture, social topics, and politics. It was founded in 2004 as the successor to the magazine ''Dilema'', which was founded in 1993. Both magazines were founded by Andrei Pleșu. The magazine is currently part of Adevărul Holding, and is a member of the Eurozine network. It has a circulation of 31,000. History Precursor ''Dilema'' (1993–2003) In 1993, the magazine ''Dilema'' was founded by the former first post-communist Romanian Minister of Culture Andrei Pleșu. It was edited by the Romanian Cultural Foundation, an independent culture body. ''Dilema veche'' (2004–present) On 1 January 2004, that foundation became the Romanian Cultural Institute, and placed under the patronage of the Romanian Presidency and Government. However, the ''Dilema'' editorial staff became concerned that these new circumstances could have a negative impact on the magazine's independence and its public perception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen
Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen (; Gallicized as Petresco-Comnène, Petrescu-Comnène or N. P. Comnène, born Nicolae Petrescu; August 24, 1881 – December 8, 1958) was a Romanian diplomat, politician and social scientist, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Miron Cristea cabinet (between May 1938 and January 31, 1939). He debuted in France as a public lecturer and author of several books on political history, then returned to Romania as a judge and member of the University of Bucharest faculty. Comnen spent most of World War I in Switzerland, earning respect at home and abroad for his arguments in favor of nationalism, his publicizing of the Greater Romanian cause, and especially for his support of the Romanian community in Dobruja. During the Paris Peace Conference, he was dispatched to Hungary, proposing political settlements that would have made the Treaty of Trianon more palatable to Hungarian conservatives. Also noted as an eccentric who published poetry, he was often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adevărul
(; meaning "The Truth", formerly spelled ''Adevĕrul'') is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in Iași, in 1871, and reestablished in 1888, in Bucharest, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Kingdom of Romania, Romanian Kingdom's existence, adopting an independent pro-Democracy, democratic position, advocating Land reform in Romania, land reform, and demanding universal suffrage. Under its successive editors Alexandru Beldiman and Constantin Mille, it became noted for its virulent criticism of King of Romania, King Carol I of Romania, Carol I. This stance developed into a Republicanism, republican and Socialism, socialist agenda, which made clash with the Kingdom's authorities on several occasions. As innovative publications which set up several local and international records during the early 20th century, and its sister daily ''Dimineața'' competed for the top position with the right-wing ''Universul'' before and throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Cămărășescu
Ion N. Cămărășescu (January 27, 1882 – March 25, 1953) was a Romanian politician. He was born in Bucharest, the son of Nicolae Cămărășescu, who owned a estate in the Bărăgan Plain. He completed high school in his native city, and then studied at the University of Paris, taking a degree in law. After returning home, he practiced law in the Bucharest bar. He married in 1909 , the daughter of , the French ambassador to Romania; the couple would divorce in 1918. Afterwards, he married Zoe, née Bengescu (1896–1987), with whom he would have two sons, Ion I. (born 1927) and Nicolae (born 1929). Cămărășescu developed a keen interest in sports, being one of the founders (together with George Valentin Bibescu) of the in 1904 and of the Romanian Olympic Committee on March 27, 1914. He himself practiced several sports: tennis, horse riding, skiing, and bobsleigh, being in 1909 the first Romanian participant in a Winter Olympics (in the bobsled competition in Stockh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Coandă
Henri Marie Coandă (; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972)''Flight'' 1973 was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910, which never flew. He invented a great number of devices, designed a "flying saucer" and discovered the Coandă effect of fluid dynamics. In the 1950s, Coandă inflated his importance in aviation history, describing falsely how he had invented the air-breathing jet engine and incorporated that design into the Coandă-1910 aircraft. However, his ducted engine design, the "turbo-propulseur", was described in its patent as working the same way with either water or air running through. Life Early life Born in Bucharest, Coandă was the second child of a large family. His father was General Constantin Coandă, a mathematics professor at the National School of Bridges and Roads. His mother, Aida Danet, was the daughter of French physician Gustave Danet, and was born in Brittany. Coandă recalled later in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest Observatory
The Bucharest Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at no. 21 Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania. It is Bucharest's only observatory open to the public. History The observatory was built between 1908 and 1910, for Admiral Vasile Urseanu, president of the ''Romanian Astronomical Society "Camille Flammarion"''. It was equipped with a 150 mm diameter Zeiss telescope with a focal length of 2.7 meters; the telescope was the third largest in Romania at the time. Ion D. Berindey was the architect. The observatory founded by Urseanu was frequented by amateur astronomers; professional researchers worked at the Bucharest Astronomical Observatory, founded by Nicolae Coculescu and located on ''Filaret Hill'' in Carol Park. Following the death of Admiral Urseanu in 1926, the telescope was dismantled and stored in the basement of the building. In 1933, Urseanu's widow donated the building to the municipality of Bucharest, which used it as a pinacotheca. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinu Lipatti
Constantin "Dinu" Lipatti (; 2 December 1950) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was cut short by his death from effects related to Hodgkin's disease at age 33. He was elected posthumously to the Romanian Academy. He composed few works, all of which demonstrated a strong influence from Hungarian composer Béla Bartok. A relentless perfectionist, Lipatti often prepared many years for major performances, such as four years for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and three for Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. He left a small number of recordings, and they are well-regarded, particularly that of ''Alborada del gracioso'' from Ravel's ''Miroirs'' suite. In his short lifetime he was highly acclaimed by many musical figures of the 20th century, namely Yehudi Menuhin, Alfred Cortot, Nadia Boulanger, and Francis Poulenc. Biography Early life Constantin Lipatti (from childhood called by the diminutive "Dinu") was born in Bucharest into a musical family: his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
