Moara Vlăsiei is a commune in the northern part of Ilfov County, Romania. Its name means "Mill of Wallachia[n forest]", and was called Căciulaţi until 1968, when its administrative center was moved from the village of Căciulaţi to Moara Vlăsiei (a village previously named Moara Săracă— the Poor Mill).
Population: 4,080
Latitude: 44° 38' 27.24" N
Longitude: 26° 12' 22.18" E
Periş is a commune in the far northwestern corner of Ilfov county, Romania. The population of Periş, in 2002, was 7,151, with a total of 2,800 households (average household size—2.6 persons). In Romanian, its name means "a place where pear trees gro…
The Romanian Airmen Heroes Memorial (Romanian: Monumentul Eroilor Aerului), located in the Aviators' Square, on Aviators’ Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, was built between 1930 and 1935 by the architect and sculptor Lidia Kotzebuie (1885–1944), and b…
Mogoşoaia is a commune in the west of Ilfov County, Romania, composed of a single village, Mogoşoaia.
Lake Băneasa (Romanian: Lacul Băneasa) is a reservoir on the Colentina River at Băneasa in Sector 1 of Bucharest, Romania.
Grădina Icoanei ("Icon's Garden") is a small park in central Bucharest, situated not far away from Piața Romană and Bulevardul Magheru.
Gruiu is a commune in the northeastern part of Ilfov county, Romania. Its name means "small hill".
The Great Synagogue in Bucharest, Romania was raised in 1845 by the Polish-Jewish community. It was repaired in 1865, redesigned in 1903 and 1909, repainted in Rococo style in 1936 by Ghershon Horowitz, then it was restored again in 1945, as it had …
Foișorul de Foc (literally The Fire Tower) is a 42-metre high building in Bucharest, Romania, between Obor, Calea Moșilor and Nerva-Traian.
St. Nicholas Russian Church (Romanian: Biserica Rusă) is located in central Bucharest, Romania, just off University Square.
Branești is a commune in the far east of Ilfov County, Romania. Its name is derived from Bran, a Romanian name, and the suffix -ești.
BRD Tower is a class A office building in Bucharest, Romania. It has 19 floors and 37,000 m2 of floor spacce, one of the largest office buildings in Bucharest.
Ştefăneştii de Jos is a commune in the centre of Ilfov County, Romania. Its name means "Lower Ştefăneşti", derived from Ştefan (Stephan) and suffix -eşti.
Zoo Băneasa is a zoo in Bucharest, Romania, located in a northern district of the city, called Băneasa.
The Yeshua Tova Synagogue (Romanian: Sinagoga Ieşua Tova or Sinagoga Podul Mogoşoaiei) in Bucharest, Romania, is the city's oldest synagogue, serving the local Jewish community.
Turnul Colţei (also Turnul Colţea or Colţii) was a tower located in Bucharest, Wallachia, now in Romania. Having a height of 50 metres, it was the highest building in the city for more than a century. Its initial purpose was to be used as a bell tow…
Tunari is a commune in the center of Ilfov county, Romania. Its name means "cannoneers" in Romanian.
Florea Dumitrache Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is the home ground of Dinamo II Bucureşti. It holds 1,500 people. It is named after Dinamo Bucureşti and Romania legend, Florea Dumitrache.
Quito Square, (Piata Quito) is located in the center of Bucharest, near Victory Square, right in the middle of Paris street. At its centre is a sculture representign air created by F.L.