Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Bucharest, Romania
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4.1 km
29 m
Explore Bucharest in Romania with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in BucharestIndividual Sights in BucharestSight 1: Romanian Railway Museum
The CFR Museum in Bucharest was inaugurated on June 10, 1939, under the name of the Ceferists' Museum, during the "Ceferiade" celebrations, which celebrated 70 years since the opening of the Bucharest Filaret-Giurgiu railway. The original location was in the park and arenas of Giulesti Stadium.
Sight 2: Monumentul Eroilor C.F.R.
The monument of the railway heroes of Bucharest is located in the North Railway Station Square and has as authors the sculptors Corneliu Medrea and Ion Jalea. It was erected in memory of the railway workers fallen in World War I, and was unveiled in 1923.
Sight 3: Grigore Antipa Natural History National Museum
The Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum, located in Bucharest, Romania. It was originally established as the National Museum of Natural History on 3 November 1834. It was renamed in 1933 after Grigore Antipa, who administered the museum for 51 years. He is the scientist who reorganized the museum in the new building, designed by the architect Grigore Cerchez and inaugurated by Carol I of Romania in 1908. It was reopened in 2011 after a $14 million renovation. The museum’s collection consists of over 2 million specimens. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious and well organized natural history museums in the world.
Wikipedia: Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History (EN), Website
Sight 4: National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant is a museum in Bucharest, Romania, with a collection of textiles, icons, ceramics, and other artifacts of Romanian peasant life. One of Europe's leading museums of popular arts and traditions, it was designated "European Museum of the Year" for 1996.
Sight 5: National Geological Museum
The National Geological Museum is located on Şoseaua Kiseleff (street), in Bucharest, Romania. It is located near Victory Square and Kiseleff Park, in central Bucharest. The museum was founded in 1892 and was re-established in 1990.
Sight 6: Monumentul Eroilor Aerului
The Monument to the Heroes of the Air, located in the Aviators' Square, on Aviators' Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, was built between 1930 and 1935 by sculptors Lidia Kotzebue (1885–1944), and by Iosif Fekete. The structure, 20 m (65.6 ft) high, is made up of bronze sculptures resting on an obelisk-shaped stone pedestal, which in turn stands atop four trapezoidal prisms linked to each other by arcs. Beneath this entire complex is a circular stone base.
Sight 7: National Museum of Maps and Rare Books
The National Museum of Maps and Old Books is a national museum in Bucharest, located in Str. Londra nr. 39, sector 1, established on April 4, 2003. Dana and Adrian Nastase contributed significantly to the map collection by donating hundreds of maps from their personal collection.
Wikipedia: Muzeul Național al Hărților și Cărții Vechi (RO), Website
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