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Various lists of the Seven Wonders of Romania (Romanian: Cele Șapte Minuni ale României) have been compiled from past to the present day, to catalogue Romania's most spectacular artificial structures.
The Seven Natural Wonders of Romania (Romanian: Cele Şapte Minuni Naturale ale României) are the seven natural wonders of Romania, which were chosen in the Seven Natural Wonders of Romania contest held in July, 2008.
The site comprises eight buildings, both religious and secular, in four clusters. They house fresco cycles that were painted between 1302 and 1397 by several prominent painters: Giotto, Guariento di Arpo, Giusto de' Menabuoi, Altichiero da Zevio, Jacopo d'Avanzi, and Jacopo da Verona. The frescos are innovative in their way of depicting ...
Hopes of cutting through Central America to connect the world’s oceans date back to the early 16 th century, when Spanish explorers surveyed routes along the Chagres River and deemed any path ...
A map indicating the location of the 28 finalists (red dots) and the 43 other candidates currently on the reserve list (black dots). New 7 Wonders of Nature (2007–2011) was an initiative started in 2007 to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll.
The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and ...
The monastery, cca 1820. The first documentary mentions of monastic activity in this place date from around 1327.These mentions are related to the king of Hungary, Charles Robert of Anjou, who erected here a monastery and a church dedicated to Saint Louis of Toulouse, his uncle, both of which were entrusted to a group of Franciscan monks who came from Bosnia.
Sinaia (Romanian pronunciation:) is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania.It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.The town was named after the Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built.