
(Gheorghe Leahu: Popa Nan - Original source) La multi ani, Bucuresti!
Today sees 553 years since Bucharest first appeared in a written document dated 1459. 553 years.... An old lady in some ways and a young one in others, depending on your comparisons I suppose.
Bucharest became Romania's capital in 1862. This, from Wikipedia:
"Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and...
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