RRI Encyclopaedia

Born in Bucharest in 1847, Alcalay was attracted to books from his adolescence.

Dincă Schileru is Romania’s first Member of Parliament to be elected from among the peasant class in 1876.

The History of the Romanian Opera House building

An overview of the two artists' architectural works

In a neighborhood that today stretches towards the east of the capital Bucharest, right behind the Union Square, the old streets and houses of the ...

A beautiful old house in Bucharest has been restored to its former glory.

Constantin Brâncuși’s journey from the humble beginnings as the son of a poor carpenter to the artistic heights he achieved in Paris

Constantin Brâncuși’s journey from the humble beginnings as the son of a poor carpenter

Any human community has its picturesque, nonconformist, more or less inventive characters. In the history of Romania, such a character was the lawyer...

Macca House is currently hosting the Romanian Academy's Archaeology Institute

A brief overview of official policies on wine-making after WWII

A talks with musician Bogdan Simion about Dimitrie Cantemir's legacy in the field of music.

The history of Romanian literature has a special place for Tudor Arghezi.

In 1953, a housing crisis was under way in Bucharest and architects were looking for a quick solution.

Called Melnbach in local German or Mühlbach, Sebeș today has approximately 26,000 inhabitants, of whom almost 80% are Romanian.