University of Bucharest

One of the objectives in the area is the University of Bucharest, one of the oldest Universities in Romania.

On July 4/16 1864 Prince Alexander John Cuza (he was the one that united the Romanian Principalities) created the University of Bucharest, bringing together the Faculties of Law, Sciences and Letters as one single body.

Until then, Romania, a peaceful country had to pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire, during short periods of non-combat. During the 14th to 17th century the Muslims had an expansion and war politic with the Romanian Principalities cause of its riches and wealth. This influenced our social, political and cultural life and our country could not grow as others did. That is the reason the West and Center of the Europe could evolve peacefully. Nowadays this is no longer appreciated, as it should be.

Today, the University is one of the main cultural and research centers of the city, currently having 18 departments (faculties), covering fields such as natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, physics and informatics. The University has partnership programs with over 160 foreign universities and more than 800 international students learn here.

The University Square

The University Square (Romanian: Piata Universitatii) is located very close to Union’s Square (about 10 min far) and is considered to be the kilometer zero of the town. This place was the scene of some riots, protests and clashes with the security forces during the Romanian Revolution in 1989.

Palace of Justice

Palace of Justice is situated on the bank of river Dambovita, in the center of the Bucharest, capital of Romania.This building is close to the Union Square (Romanian: Piata Unirii) area.

It was build between 1890 and 1895 after the plans of architect Albert Ballu, the one that also did the plans for the Palace of Justice in Paris and in Brussels. After his death architect Ion Mincu took over and gave his finishing touch and designed the interior of the building. This was build using the French Renaissance style.



Under the archway of the building there are six statues that symbolize The Law, The Fairness, The Justice, the Truth, the Force and the Prudence. These were build by the famous Romanian sculptor family, the Stork’s.

The palace was restored several times, the latest during 2003 to 2006. This is how the palace looked like around 1900:

Bucharest, capital of Romania

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial center of Romania. It is the largest city (approximately 2 million population) and is located in the southeastern part of the country on the banks of the Dambovita River. By population, Bucharest is the sixth largest city in the European Union and has administrative level of a county, being further subdivided into six sectors.

The founding of the city is linked with the name of Bucur, which was a shepherd according to the legend. The name of the city has an uncertain origin but in Romanian the word “bucur” means ‘glad’ or ‘joy’.

Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459, during the reign of Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Tepes), when the city became the one of the main cities of the Wallachian province. Vlad is perhaps most commonly known for inspiring the name of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula.

The coat of arms:

In the following posts I will present to you a few main attractions of the city and describe other historic details.

My country, Romania

My country is Romania, which is located in the South-East and Central Europe, North Balkan Peninsula on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory. The time zone is GMT+2 during winter and GMT+3 during summertime (DST), that is PST+10 or PDT+10.


To the west there is the border with Hungary and Serbia, to the northeast there is Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and to the south there is Bulgaria.