Romanian Athenaeum, Concert hall in central Bucharest, Romania
The Romanian Athenaeum features a circular neoclassical structure with a grand dome, four corner towers, and six columns at its main entrance.
The construction of this musical institution, completed in 1888, was funded through public donations with the campaign slogan 'Donate one leu for the Ateneu'.
The interior walls display a 75-meter-long fresco depicting Romanian history from Emperor Trajan through the formation of Greater Romania in 1918.
The concert hall contains 794 seats across its main floor and 52 boxes, with tickets available Tuesday through Friday from noon until 7 PM.
The building hosted the historical conference of December 29, 1919, where representatives voted to unite Bessarabia, Transylvania, and Bukovina with Romania.
Location: Bucharest
Inception: 1888
Architects: Paul Louis Albert Galleron
Official opening: 1888
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
Capacity: 794
Address: Str. Franklin Benjamin 1-3 sector 1, București 010287 București
Phone: +40213152567
Website: https://fge.org.ro
GPS coordinates: 44.44130,26.09730
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:25
Romania encompasses historic towns where medieval squares, Orthodox churches, and royal palaces are found. Bucharest, the capital, hosts the Parliament Palace and religious buildings like the 18th-century Stavropoleos Church. In Transylvania, Brașov preserves its 14th-century city walls, and Sibiu features its cobbled streets lined with old houses. Further north, Bukovina contains Orthodox monasteries adorned with Renaissance exterior frescoes. The Romanian territory also offers mountain landscapes and diverse natural sites. The Transfăgărășan road crosses the Carpathians at over 2000 meters altitude, linking two historic regions. Bran Castle and Peles Castle, perched in the mountains, showcase defensive and royal architecture. The saline lakes of Ocna Sibiului and thermal centers like Therme București highlight the country's natural resources. The Danube Delta completes this collection of destinations to explore.
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