Founded in the 15th century on the banks of the Dumbovita River between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, Bucharest was to become the chosen capital of the Wallachian princes. It was not until 1880 that Bucharest became the capital of a united Romanian kingdom. From that point on, it developed along the lines of a modern city. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, many architects in Bucharest were inspired by the French School. It was during this period that France and Romania enjoyed a political ...
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Founded in the 15th century on the banks of the Dumbovita River between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, Bucharest was to become the chosen capital of the Wallachian princes. It was not until 1880 that Bucharest became the capital of a united Romanian kingdom. From that point on, it developed along the lines of a modern city. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, many architects in Bucharest were inspired by the French School. It was during this period that France and Romania enjoyed a political rapprochement that suited both countries. It was in these years that the great French writer, Paul Morand, compared Bucharest to a beautiful young woman, because of the city's elegance and charm. But later in the 20th century, the architecture of the Romanian capital was destroyed and replaced by buildings intended to symbolize power. Fully illustrated with many photographs of both the old and the new Bucharest, this book is a welcome addition to Parkstone's Great Cities series.
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i bought this book recently, after searching a year for it. was i dissapionted?, only a little. but only becouse,i expected a much thicker book.other than that, i did enjoy the book,it was filled with many, many quite large pictures,all in full color. there a few pictures of bucharest from the early 20th century in b/w, the pictures are of modern day bucharest. the pictures shows you a city that you were not expecting,not a old creepy city right out of a horror movie, but of a large clean busy city with wide tree lined boulevards,and nature enclosing it and moving into it werever it can. the book also has some text to read, about the history of this grand cosmopolitan city that the real dracula,prince vlad tepes founded back in the 15th century.its more of a overview than anything else. the book really is about the photos.from goverment buildings and city parks to restteraunts to private homes you see the real bucharest. so if you plan on visiting romania or just curious about the land of the vampire, get this book!.
