produce market, Bucharest

2018 Bucharest to Amsterdam

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July 13th 2018
7-13-18 Friday. Bucharest. We joined the group for a walk to a nearby produce and souvenir market but soon struck out on our own for the former residence (now a museum) of two very talented artists, Frederic and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck. They were a married couple, he a sculptor, she a painter. There were many marble and bronze busts, a couple of full sized bronzes of a beautiful naked muscular man ... read more

Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more