National Museum of Romanian History

at Ploiesti, str. Toma Caragiu, nr. 10, Bucharest , 030026 Romania

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The National Museum of Romanian History is a museum located on Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times.The museum is located inside the former Postal Services Palace, which also houses a philatelic museum. With a surface of over 8,000 square meters, the museum has approx. 60 valuable exhibition rooms. The permanent displays include a plaster cast of the entirety of Trajan's Column, the Romanian Crown Jewels, and the Pietroasele treasure.The building was authorized, in 1892, and the architect, Alexandru Săvulescu was sent with the postal inspector, Ernest Sturza, to tour various postal facilities of Europe for the design. The final sketches were influenced primarily by the postal facility in Geneva. Built in an eclectic style, it is rectangular with a large porch on a high basement and three upper floors. The stone façade features a portico supported by 10 Doric columns and a platform consisting of 12 steps spanning the length of the building. There are many allegorical sculptural decorative details., the museum is undergoing extensive restoration work and it is only partially open; a late medieval archaeological site was discovered under the building. Image:Bucharest History Museum 1.jpg|The main view of the building Image:National Museum of Romanian History - arcades.JPG|Arcades Image:Muzeul de Istorie - frontal.jpg|Frontal view Image:Traj col exhibit 1.jpg|Trajan's Column: permanent exhibit File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie, Lapidariu ; B-II-m-A-19843.JPG|Trajan's column File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie, Lapidariu ; B-II-m-A-19843.JPG Image:Elisabeth of Wied.jpg|A portrait of Elisabeth of Wied in the museum Image:Balasa Cantacuzino sarcophagus.jpg|The sarcophagus of Princess Bălașa Cantacuzino File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie, Tezaurul Istoric ; B-II-m-A-19843.JPG|Steel Crown of Romania Image:Helmet of Cotofenesti - Front by Radu Oltean.jpg|The Golden Helmet of Coţofeneşti, a Geto-Dacian helmet from the first half of the 4th century BC. Image:Plevna objects.jpg|Various objects associated with the Siege of Plevna Image:Dacian_Gold_Bracelet_at_the_National_Museum_of_Romanian_History_2011_-_6.jpg|Dacian bracelet File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie ; B-II-m-A-19843.JPG|Costumes hall File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie ; B-II-m-A-19843.JPG File:Bucuresti, Romania, Muzeul National de Istorie ; B-II-m-A-19843.JPG|Watches exhibition

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National Museum of Romanian History is Bucharest based place and this enity listed in City category. Located at Ploiesti, str. Toma Caragiu, nr. 10 030026. Contact phone number of National Museum of Romanian History: +40 21 315 82 07