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CraiovaDolj County Prefecture

Former Hotel Palace, former seat BCR Craiova, Craiova City Hall administrative building today

Craiova, Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia

City Hall administrative building

Former Hotel Palace, former seat BCR Craiova, Craiova City Hall administrative building today

Craiova, Casa Alba

Craiova, City Centre

Biserica Mântuleasa

rebuilt from stone and brick Gothic Byzantine in 1896

Biserica Sfântul IlieSt. Elias Church was built in 1720 after being rebuilt in 1893

Craiova, City Centre

An interesting building, vigorous, popular with architectural character, is the former Administrative Palace, the Prefecture and County Council County. Opera of the architect Petre Antonescu, the building was built between 1912-1913.

Craiova, which occupied the site of the Dacian and Roman city Pelendava, was formerly the capital of Oltenia. One of the most important geto - dacian settlement of the Craiova aeria was Pelendava, dating since the period 400 - 350 BC.

Craiova, Madona Dudu Cathedral

Biserica Sfânta Treime (Holy Trinity Church)

At the beginning of the 2nd century AD, the Romans have built here a Roman camp, made from hard soil, afterwards made from rock and bricks (during the time of Hadrian, 117 - 138)

Carol I High School

The Automobile Craiova factory, formerly owned by

Daewoo, after Daewoo's bankruptcy, was sold in September 2007 to Ford

who will produce in Romania the B-Max model,

a small class mono volume.

Ugly modern pile at a central intersection

The University of Craiova 32000 students, in various fields embracing 120 specializations.

Another great building is the former Bank of Commerce, now the City Hall of Craiova

Designed by architect Ion Mincu is completed in 1916 by Constantin Iotzu student. The building has a rich interior decorated with stucco, stained glasses, Venetian mosaics and wrought iron grills

Craiova - St. Dumitru Church, rebuilt by the French architect André Lecomte du Nouy (1844-1914) between 1889 - 1893, with the support of the Romanian royal family, King Carol I and Queen Elisabeta

Craiova the Church of Saint Demetrius

Painting was made in three stages by French painters Emil Menpiot and Bories, ending in

1933

Craiova the Church of Saint Demetrius

"Marin Sorescu" Craiova National Theatre (arh. Alexandru Iotzu 1974)

"Marin Sorescu" Craiova National Theatre (arh. Alexandru Iotzu 1974)

Oltenia History-Archeology Museum was founded on 1 April 1915

The "Romanescu” park in Craiova

One of the most famous attractions in Craiova is the park "Romanescu”. This park is unique in Romania and is also one of the most interesting achievements of its kind in Europe. This important initiative belongs to Nicholas P. Romanescu Craiova’s Mayor at the time. The project, created by French architect E. Redont, was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris International Exhibition in 1900. The work took nearly three years. Bold solutions were used for construction, unusual for that time, were implanted valuable species of trees, we aimed to create a picturesque setting romantic and generous with his poetry (suspension bridge, the ruined castle, bridges over the river, imitation rocks , shelters, gazebos, fences, bridge, imitating trunks of trees, swans island, jetty).

Total area of the park "Romanescu” covers over 96 ha

The Minerva Complex

In 1898 started the construction of a large building - by architect Thomas Dobrescu and D. Nedelcu, building with more destinations, hotel, restaurant, brasserie and terrace, completed in 1903.

The Moorish hallSala maurã

“Minerva” hosted important people: General Charles de

Gaulle, Chou-En-Lai, King Pahlavi of Iran, President Gomulka of Poland and so

many others.

The Jean Mihail Palace (now the Art Museum), built between 1899-1907 by French architect Paul Gottereau at the request of Michael Constantine - one of Romania's richest people of those times. The palace was intended for private housing.

The building used to have the best quality materials.

Valuable stucco, partly gilded, skylights, Venetian mirrors, painted ceilings,

Murano crystal chandeliers, columns,

Carrara marble staircases, silk upholstered walls

Lyon, paneling, furniture style, hardware ... all gave

the rooms a air of elegance and refined

taste.

The palace was covered with slate and has started the electrical

installation and central heating.

Michael Constantine died in 1908,

and will return to the palace youngest son, Jean Michael.

Today the heritage of the museum has over 12,000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics, carefully grouped by school and work periods.

Antonio Canova

Museums main attraction is the art gallery dedicated to Constantin Brâncuşi, exhibiting six of his early sculptures

(including variants of his best-known works): The Kiss (1907), Vitellius (1898), Woman Torso (1909), The Vainglory (1905),

Boy's Head (1906), Miss Pogany (1902).

Dan Scurtu(contemporary painter living in

Craiova) Muzeul de Artã Craiova

Covor tradiţional oltenesc

Dumitru Ghiaţã (1888-1972)Art Movement: Post-Impressionism

Dumitru Ghiaţã (1888-1972)

Theodor Aman (1831 – 1891)Doamnã pictând, ulei pe lemn, 1862

Biserica Sfânta Treime (Holy Trinity Church)

Sound: Gheorghe Zamfir – Doina Oltului

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