28 Sights in Ploiești, Romania (with Map and Images)

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party; his presidency constituted the Reagan era, and he is considered one of the most prominent conservative figures in American history.

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Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula, was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania.

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Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. He pragmatically balanced the interests of the Catholic and Protestant parties in France as well as among the European states. He was assassinated in 1610 by a Catholic zealot, and was succeeded by his son Louis XIII.

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Mihai Eminescu was a Romanian Romantic poet from Moldavia, novelist, and journalist, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul, the official newspaper of the Conservative Party (1880–1918). His poetry was first published when he was 16 and he went to Vienna, Austria to study when he was 19. The poet's manuscripts, containing 46 volumes and approximately 14,000 pages, were offered by Titu Maiorescu as a gift to the Romanian Academy during the meeting that was held on 25 January 1902. Notable works include Luceafărul, Odă în metru antic, and the five Letters (Epistles/Satires). In his poems, he frequently used metaphysical, mythological and historical subjects.

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Michael the Brave, born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia, Prince of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599–1600). He is considered one of Romania's greatest national heroes. Since the 19th century, Michael the Brave has been regarded by Romanian nationalists as a symbol of Romanian unity, as his reign marked the first time all principalities inhabited by Romanians were under the same ruler.

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Toma T. Socolescu was a Romanian architect. He was one of the influencers of Romanian architecture from the early 20th century through World War II. He devoted his whole life to his region of Prahova and particularly to the city of Ploiești. He will also contribute greatly to the cultural life of his country. He devoted his whole life to the development of Prahova County and, in particular, the city of Ploiești, founding the Nicolae Iorga Library and the Prahova County Art Museum "Ion Ionescu-Quintus", contributing at the same time to the cultural life of Romania. Among the loieștimost important designed constructions are the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, the Halles Centrales, the Palace of Justice, the Palace of Business Schools, the Bank of Credit Prahova and the Scala cinema.

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Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian politician who held top posts, including Prime Minister and president of the Senate. He was also a historian, literary critic, memoirist, albanologist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly, and cabinet minister. A child prodigy, polymath and polyglot, Iorga produced an unusually large body of scholarly works, establishing his international reputation as a medievalist, Byzantinist, Latinist, Slavist, art historian and philosopher of history. Holding teaching positions at the University of Bucharest, the University of Paris and several other academic institutions, Iorga was founder of the International Congress of Byzantine Studies and the Institute of South-East European Studies (ISSEE). His activity also included the transformation of Vălenii de Munte town into a cultural and academic center.

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Alexandru Ioan Cuza was the first domnitor (ruler) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as prince of Moldavia on 5 January 1859 and prince of Wallachia on 24 January 1859, which resulted in the unification of the two states. He was a prominent figure of the Revolution of 1848 in Moldavia. Following his double election, he initiated a series of reforms that contributed to the modernization of Romanian society and of state structures.

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Ion Luca Caragiale, commonly referred to as I. L. Caragiale, was a Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist. Leaving behind an important cultural legacy, he is considered one of the greatest playwrights in Romanian language and literature, as well as one of its most important writers and a leading representative of local humour. Alongside Mihai Eminescu, Ioan Slavici and Ion Creangă, he is seen as one of the main representatives of Junimea, an influential literary society with which he nonetheless parted during the second half of his life. His work, spanning four decades, covers the ground between Neoclassicism, Realism, and Naturalism, building on an original synthesis of foreign and local influences.

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Take or Tache Ionescu was a Romanian centrist politician, journalist, lawyer and diplomat, who also enjoyed reputation as a short story author. Starting his political career as a radical member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), he joined the Conservative Party in 1891, and became noted as a social conservative expressing support for several progressive and nationalist tenets. Ionescu is generally viewed as embodying the rise of middle-class politics inside the early 20th century Kingdom of Romania, and, throughout the period, promoted a project of Balkan alliances while calling for measures to incorporate the Romanian-inhabited Austro-Hungarian regions of Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina. Representing his own faction inside the Conservative Party, he clashed with the group's leadership in 1907–1908, and consequently created and led his own Conservative-Democratic Party.

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Virgil Traian N. Madgearu was a Romanian economist, sociologist, and left-wing politician, prominent member and main theorist of the Peasants' Party and of its successor, the National Peasants' Party (PNȚ). He had an important activity as an essayist and journalist, being for long a member on the editorial board for the influential Viața Românească.

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Ioan Alecu Bassarabescu was a Romanian comedic writer, civil servant and politician, who served one term (1926–1927) in the Senate of Romania. His work, mainly in prose form, is remembered as an accomplished and noteworthy contribution to Romanian literature, capturing the dreary life of provincial clerks in the early 20th century. Not interested in producing a singular novel, like his mentor Gustave Flaubert, he concentrated instead on the sketch story genre.

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Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea was a Romanian Marxist theorist, politician, sociologist, literary critic, and journalist. He was also an entrepreneur in the city of Ploiești. Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea was the father of communist activist Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea and of philosopher Ionel Gherea.

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Anghel Saligny was a Romanian engineer, most famous for designing the Fetești-Cernavodă railway bridge (1895) over the Danube, the longest bridge in Europe at that time. He also designed the storage facilities in Constanța seaport, one of the earliest examples of reinforced concrete architecture in Europe.

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The Reformed Church in Romania is a Calvinist denomination and the largest Protestant church in Romania. The majority of its followers are of Hungarian ethnicity and Hungarian is the main church language. The large majority of the Church's parishes are in Transylvania; according to the 2021 census, 495,380 people or 2.6% of the total population belong to the Reformed Church. About 95% of the members were of Hungarian ethnicity.

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The "Nicolae Simache" Clock Museum is a county museum in Ploieşti, Romania. Organized on the initiative of Professor N. I. Simache, as a section of the History Museum, it dates back to 1963. It was first installed in a hall in the Palace of Culture, until, through acquisitions, it acquired such a rich heritage that it needed its own premises. The Luca Elefterscu House was then made available to him, which was adapted to the new purpose; The arrangement works were completed in 1971 and the museum opened in January 1972.

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The Statue of Liberty is one of the oldest statues in Ploiesti. It has been declared a historical monument and is inscribed in the List of Historical Monuments with code LMI PH-III-m-A-16868 under the name Statue of Liberty.

Wikipedia: Statuia Libertății din Ploiești (RO), Heritage Website

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, located on Republicii Boulevard no. 12, is the most imposing church in Ploiesti and one of the main architectural landmarks of the municipality. The cathedral's bell tower is included on the list of historical monuments in Prahova County with the code number LMI PH-II-m-A-16261.

Wikipedia: Catedrala Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul din Ploiești (RO)

The "Saint George" - Old Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located in the central area of Ploiesti in Romania, on Independence Boulevard, which connects the central square of the city to the South Railway Station. It is known for its bell tower, classified as a historical monument and dating from 1830–1831, although the church itself has been demolished and rebuilt since then, no longer retaining any aspect that would give it the status of a monument building.

Wikipedia: Biserica „Sfântul Gheorghe” - Vechi din Ploiești (RO)

The "Christ, King" Church in Ploiesti is a Roman Catholic place of worship located in Stefan cel Mare Street no. 13, which serves as a parish church within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest.

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Gara Ploiești Nord is a railway station located in the northern part of Ploiesti, on the Ploiesti Sud-Măneciu railway. It was built in 1919, now being classified in the List of Historical Monuments in Romania.

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The Princely Church of Ploiesti, dedicated to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, is a historical monument located on the territory of Ploiesti. In the National Archaeological Repertoire, the monument appears with the code 130543.36.

Wikipedia: Biserica Domnească din Ploiești (RO)

The work, designed in May 1968, was executed according to the plans of the architect Gheorghe Dorin by T.C.M. Prahova, and was completed in May 1972. It has hosted numerous political or cultural meetings, symposia and conferences, performances, patronizes the "Chindia" Folklore Ensemble, the "Pastel" Plastic Circle, activated the "Ioan Cristu Danielescu" Choir, literary and ballet circles, etc.

Wikipedia: Casa de Cultură a Sindicatelor din Ploiești (RO), Website

The Hunters' Monument was built in honor of the people of Prahova from the 2nd Hunters' Battalion, which contributed decisively to the first great Romanian victory in the War of Independence, the attack on Grivița.

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Radu Stanian was a reputed lawyer from Ploiesti, a liberal politician of radical overtones, a participant in all the great events of his time, including the electoral battles of 1869 and the anti-dynastic movement of 1870. He was a deputy and senator, often in opposition, and on several occasions mayor of Ploiesti, his name being linked to many municipal achievements.

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The Prahova County Museum of Art "Ion Ionescu-Quintus" is a county museum in Ploiesti, located in Independenței Blvd. no. 1. Housed in a recently restored historical monument building, the museum holds valuable works of Romanian fine art; Graphics. From 1929 to 1956 it functioned under the name of the Pinacoteca of the city of Ploiești.

Wikipedia: Muzeul Județean de Artă Prahova „Ion Ionescu-Quintus” (RO), Website, Heritage Website

The "Ion Luca Caragiale" Museum is a county museum in Ploiești, located in Str. Kutuzov no. 1. Ion Luca Caragiale was born on January 30, 1852 in the village of Haimanale, near Ploiești, Prahova county. The primary classes and the gymnasium graduated in Ploiești, and between 1868 and 1870, he attended the declaration and mimic courses at the Conservatory of Bucharest, Costache Caragiale. Between 1870 and 1872, he was a copyist at the Prahova Tribunal, then a soul and a copyist at the National Theater in Bucharest. He debuted in the press of the time in the satirical magazine "Ghimpele" (1873), where he signed different chronicles, and between 1876 - 1877, he was a corrector to "Democratic Union" - the newspaper of the group of liberals of the same name -, drafted entirely The humorous magazine "Clapon" and removed the newspaper "Romanian Nation". On May 26, 1877, he began to attend the Bucharest meetings of the "Junimii", in which he will read his comedies. Also during this time he collaborated in the newspaper "Timpul" together with Mihai Eminescu and Ioan Slavici, but also to other magazines. After the withdrawal from the newspaper "Timpul" was a school reviewer in Suceava and Neamț counties, during which he met Veronica Micle, Eminescu's friend. In 1893 he edited with Anton Bacalbașa Humoristic Magazine "Moftul Român", and in 1894, the magazine "Vatra", together with Ioan Slavici and George Coșbuc. In addition to the advertising activity, Caragiale also carried out an intense literary activity, proving to be fully, is and will be the greatest playwright of Romanian literature, his four comedies, "a stormy night" (1879), "Conu Leonida in front of the reaction "(1880)," a lost letter "(1884)," Carnavalului "(1885) and the drama" Şăastasta "(1890), being published in a relatively short period. Starting with 1897, Caragiale will "betray" the theater and publish short prose, volumes of sketches and novels: "sketches" (1897), "moments" (1901), "Moments, sketches" (1910) and "Sketch Nine ”(1910), in which a satirical comic approaches. Some of the novels are at the confluence of the comic with the tragic, and others, although psychological, are influenced by naturalism, or make room for the fantastic. In his entire work, I.L. Caragiale has managed to outline as no other writer, a comic universe and another tragic, illustrated by both dramatic and prose works, but his greatest merit is that he knew how to show artistically. a complex realized and to paint human types of great diversity. In the memory of the great playwright, in 1979, in a house built in rustic style, located on the national road Târgoviște-Ploiești opened the Memorial Museum I.L. Caragiale, which illustrates through an impressive collection the main moments of the writer's life and work: the family from which he descends and from which he inherited the passion for theater, the school years in Ploiești, the debut in the newspaper and the main publications he collaborated. affirmation in theater and prose.

Wikipedia: Muzeul „Ion Luca Caragiale” (RO), Website

The National Petroleum Museum in Ploiesti was inaugurated on October 8, 1961, as a result of the celebration of the centenary of the Romanian oil industry, in 1857. It is among the only museums of its kind in the country and in Europe. Hosted by a beautiful edifice that allowed the arrangement of some rooms and with a courtyard that was transformed into an open-air exhibition. The museum's patrimony has grown from 800 pieces in 1961 to over 8,000 in 1994.

Wikipedia: Muzeul Național al Petrolului (RO), Website