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Stroe Leurdeanu, watecolor in Ionescu-Gion

Stroe Leurdeanu, watecolor in Ionescu-Gion

Reproduction of a watercolor discovered in Bucharest's Leurdeanu home, depicting Stroe Leurdeanu, the Wallachian treasurer, alongside a similar portrait of his in-law Preda Brâncoveanu. Preserved by Nicolae Cr... More

Podul Calicilor, 1856 - A black and white photo of a river running through a town

Podul Calicilor, 1856 - A black and white photo of a river running thr...

Podul Calicilor (today Calea Rahovei), Bucharest. 'Podul Calicilor literally means "Bridge of Greedy", but Podul (especially at that time) can mean a well-built road, as well as a bridge. Podul Calicilor was t... More

Serie bucuresti 500 ani - postal stamp

Serie bucuresti 500 ani - postal stamp

Series of six stamps issued in 1959 as to celebrate 500 years since the documentary attestation of Bucharest. This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-18789.

A house at Bucharest, 1850, The Illustrated London News
Adolphe Billecoq, French consul in Bucharest

Adolphe Billecoq, French consul in Bucharest

Valachie, view d'une habitation a Bucharest Public domain photograph of people in conversation, meeting, argument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the Metropolitanate, 29 February 1860

Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the Metropolitanate, 29 February 1860

Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the Metropolitanate, 29 February 1860

Arrival of Tsar Alexander II, Bucharest, 1877

Arrival of Tsar Alexander II, Bucharest, 1877

Arrival of Tsar Alexander II, Bucharest, 1877

Ball at the National Theatre, 1884

Ball at the National Theatre, 1884

Public domain photograph - performance, burlesque, dance, cabaret, operetta, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Biserica Batiştei, 1860, Szathmary

Biserica Batiştei, 1860, Szathmary

Biserica Batiştei, Bucharest This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-18095.

Biserica lui Bucur, 1856

Biserica lui Bucur, 1856

Biserica lui Bucur, Bucharest This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-19500.

Biserica lui Bucur, 1882

Biserica lui Bucur, 1882

Biserica lui Bucur, Bucharest, 1882 This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-19500.

Biserica Radu Vodă, 1882, Elise Schmidt

Biserica Radu Vodă, 1882, Elise Schmidt

Română: Mănăstirea Radu Vodă gravură din 1882 de Elise Schmidt English: Radu Vodă Monastery, etched 1882 by Elise Schmidt This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-19498.

Bucharest merchant, 1853, Wuliner

Bucharest merchant, 1853, Wuliner

Bucharest merchant, 1853

Bucharest monk, 1860s - A drawing of a man holding a cake
Bucharest sindrofie, 1870

Bucharest sindrofie, 1870

Sindrofie - a party, literally a "spree" or "frolic" - Bucharest 1870

Bucharest water-carrier, 1860, Szatmary

Bucharest water-carrier, 1860, Szatmary

Water-carrier, Bucharest, 1860

Bucharest, 1789, woodcut - Public domain city architecture drawing

Bucharest, 1789, woodcut - Public domain city architecture drawing

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Bucharest, Cobzari, 1880

Bucharest, Cobzari, 1880

Three fiddlers, Bucharest, 1880 Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bucharest, early 18th century, etching

Bucharest, early 18th century, etching

Public domain image of a vintage historic city view, cityscape, plan, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Bucharest, early 18th century, woodcut

Bucharest, early 18th century, woodcut

Public domain image of a historic vintage city view, cityscape, plan, 17th-18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Bucharest, Fountain, 1842

Bucharest, Fountain, 1842

Gypsy children at the fountain, Bucharest, 1842

Bucharest, Greek pie-maker, 1880

Bucharest, Greek pie-maker, 1880

A Greek maker of plăcintă (a style of pie), Bucharest, 1880

Bucharest, Lăutar, 1880

Bucharest, Lăutar, 1880

Lăutar, Bucharest, 1880. The term lăutar can refer to a broad class of traditional musicians, but in this case it is literally a lutenist.

Bucharest, old barracks, 1855

Bucharest, old barracks, 1855

Bucharest, old barracks Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bucharest, watermelon salesman, 1842

Bucharest, watermelon salesman, 1842

Bucharest, watermelon salesman

Bucharest, Young Gypsy girl, 1842

Bucharest, Young Gypsy girl, 1842

Young Gypsy (Roma) girl, Bucharest, 1842 Français : Jeune fille tsygane à Bucharest

Bucureşti, 18th century, woodcut

Bucureşti, 18th century, woodcut

Woodcut: view of 18th century Bucharest, with tent encampment outside city in foreground

Bulgarian merchant selling milk, 1880

Bulgarian merchant selling milk, 1880

Bulgarian merchant selling milk, Bucharest, 1880

Cotroceni, Carol I giving the flags of to the citizens' guards

Cotroceni, Carol I giving the flags of to the citizens' guards

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cotroceni, Carriage of Carol I, 1868

Cotroceni, Carriage of Carol I, 1868

Cotroceni, Carriage of Carol I

Crowning of Carol I, 10 May 1881

Crowning of Carol I, 10 May 1881

Crowning of Carol I Public domain photograph of politician, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1832, N. Barabas

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1832, N. Barabas

Dealul Mitropoliei Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1855, Israel

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1855, Israel

Dealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest Public domain photograph related to Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1856

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1856

Dealul Mitropoliei Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Entering of Carol I in Bucharest, 10 May 1866

Entering of Carol I in Bucharest, 10 May 1866

gravure labeled "Entrée à Bucharest du Prince Charles de Hohenzollern, sur le pont de la Dumbovitz" Entering of Carol I in Bucharest, 10 May 1866

Entering of Soliman Pasha, 21 August 1848

Entering of Soliman Pasha, 21 August 1848

Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Filaret, 1868, Preziosi, Israel

Filaret, 1868, Preziosi, Israel

Filaret Hill, Bucharest Public domain photograph related to Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Filaret, mid-19th century, Czerny-Bielitz
Girl from mahalaua Stelea, 1842

Girl from mahalaua Stelea, 1842

Girl from the Stelea suburb of Bucharest, 1842

Great Fire of Bucharest, 1847 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Great Fire of Bucharest, 1847 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Great Fire of Bucharest, 1847 Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mahalaua Stelea, 1841 - A black and white drawing of a house

Mahalaua Stelea, 1841 - A black and white drawing of a house

Mahalaua Stelea (Stelea suburb), Bucharest 1841 Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manastirea Radu-Vodă, 1856, Italy

Manastirea Radu-Vodă, 1856, Italy

Română: Manastirea Radu-Vodă, Bucureşti English: Radu-Vodă Monastery, Bucharest This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-19498.

Old fashion clothing, 1860

Old fashion clothing, 1860

Old fashioned clothing, Bucharest, 1860

Oltenian fruit merchant, 1880

Oltenian fruit merchant, 1880

Oltenian fruit merchant, Bucharest, 1880

Opening of the Parliament, Cuza, 29 February 1860

Opening of the Parliament, Cuza, 29 February 1860

Opening of the Parliament at Bucharest, 29 February 1860 Dedicată Onor. D. D. Deputatului capitali Bucureşti Boerescu Deschiderea Cameri Naţionale din România de către Domnitorul ei Alexandru Ioan I. la 29 Feb... More

Palatul Domnesc-Casa Golescu, 1866, JR Huber

Palatul Domnesc-Casa Golescu, 1866, JR Huber

Image of the Romanian Royal Palace (now National Musueum of Art of Romania) approx. in the middle of the 19th century. Drawn 1866.Français : Dessin du palais royal de Bucarest de 1866.

Palatul Ghica, Colentina, 1859, Italy

Palatul Ghica, Colentina, 1859, Italy

Palatul Ghica, Colentina, Bucharest (built in 1822) This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-a-A-18582.01.

Peasant near Bucharest, 1853

Peasant near Bucharest, 1853

Peasant near Bucharest, 1853 Public domain photograph related to Polish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

People Bucharest - A group of people standing next to each other

People Bucharest - A group of people standing next to each other

People in Bucharest, 1825 - Gens de la basse Classe à Bukarest

Procession with the holy relics of St. Demetrius, in order to stop the epidemics, July 1870

Procession with the holy relics of St. Demetrius, in order to stop the...

Procession with the holy relics of St. Demetrius of Basarabov, in order to stop the epidemics; Bucharest 1870.

Raffaello Romanelli - Proiect pentru o fântână monumentală 2
Raffaello Romanelli - Proiect pentru o fântână monumentală 3
Raffaello Romanelli - Proiect pentru o fântână monumentală

Raffaello Romanelli - Proiect pentru o fântână monumentală

Proiect pentru o fântână monumentală Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reception at Palatul Domnesc, 1843

Reception at Palatul Domnesc, 1843

Reception in the Royal Palace of Bucharest honoring Prince Albert of Prussia in 1843, wood engraving 13.5x23.5cmRomână: Receptie la Palatul Domnesc din Bucuresti in onorea principelui Albert al Prusiei la 184... More

Sf. Gheorghe Nou fire, 1847

Sf. Gheorghe Nou fire, 1847

Fire at church Sf. Gheorghe Nou, Bucharest, 1847 This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-18225.

Icon Steaua, Bucharest, 1842, public domain photograph

Icon Steaua, Bucharest, 1842, public domain photograph

Child singers carrying a star with icon of a saint. Bucharest, 1842.

Teatrul Naţional, 1866, JR Huber

Teatrul Naţional, 1866, JR Huber

Română: Clădirea veche a Teatrului Naţional Bucureşti English: Old building of the National Theatre Bucharest

Turkish bragagiu, 1880 - A drawing of a man and a woman standing in front of a table

Turkish bragagiu, 1880 - A drawing of a man and a woman standing in fr...

Turkish bragagiu (seller of millet beer), Bucharest, 1880

Turkish cannons captured in Grivitza

Turkish cannons captured in Grivitza

Original text: "With the Roumanians, Bucharest: The Turkish cannon captured from the Grivitza redoubt - unlimbering on the place St. Michael before the Princess Elizabeth" Turkish cannons captured in Grivitza ... More

Turnul Colţei, 1888 - Public domain architectural drawing

Turnul Colţei, 1888 - Public domain architectural drawing

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Turnul Colţei, mid-19th century

Turnul Colţei, mid-19th century

Public domain image of 18th-19th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Târgul Moşilor, 1869 - A black and white photo of a crowd of people
Visit of Rudolf de Habsburg, 1884

Visit of Rudolf de Habsburg, 1884

Visit of Crown Prince Rudolf and his wife at Bucharest (from illustrated newspaper).

Welcoming the prince of Saxa-Coburg, 1789

Welcoming the prince of Saxa-Coburg, 1789

Deutsch: Einzug des Prinzen Friedrich Josias von Sachsen-Coburg in Bukarest 1789 English: The troops of Prince Josias of Coburg in Bucharest, 1789 Română: Trupe austriece conduse de feldmareşalul Frederi... More

20180410 114055 Bucharest Municipal Museum, Suțu Palace - interior

20180410 114055 Bucharest Municipal Museum, Suțu Palace - interior

Bucharest Municipal Museum, Suțu Palace - interior

20180410 114854 Bucharest Municipal Museum, Suțu Palace - interior

20180410 114854 Bucharest Municipal Museum, Suțu Palace - interior

Bucharest Municipal Museum, Suțu Palace - interior

Taraf of Ochi-Albi, 1860, Szatmary

Taraf of Ochi-Albi, 1860, Szatmary

Română: Taraful lui Ochi-Albi English: Taraf of Ochi-Albi, 1860, Bucharest, pencil and watercolor. The term taraf refers to a group of traditional Romanian musicians.

Autobuz Chevrolet cu emblema STB

Autobuz Chevrolet cu emblema STB

Română: Autobuz Chevrolet cu emblema S.T.B. Public domain photograph of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bratianu si Magheru2 - A black and white photo of a city street

Bratianu si Magheru2 - A black and white photo of a city street

Română: B-dul Bratianu şi Magheru, Bucureşti), anii 1930 English: Boulevards Bratianu & Magheru, Bucharest, late 1930s.

Strada Stirbey Voda (old)

Strada Stirbey Voda (old)

Română: Tramvai cu cai pe strada Stirbey Voda Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tramvai electric pe linia 15

Tramvai electric pe linia 15

Română: Tramvai electric pe linia 15 (1929) in apropierea Pietii Unversitatii.

Universitatea (old) - A black and white photo of a city street

Universitatea (old) - A black and white photo of a city street

Română: Universitatea din Bucuresti Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Russian Army in Bucharest, The Illustrated London News, 1877

Russian Army in Bucharest, The Illustrated London News, 1877

Russian Army in Bucharest, 1877. This would be during one of the Russo-Turkish wars, part of which was the Romanian War of Independence. The War: Russian Imperial guard passing through Bucharest

Beizadea Grigore Gr. Ghica, 1845

Beizadea Grigore Gr. Ghica, 1845

Wallachian politician Begzade Grigore Gr. Ghica (son of Prince Grigore IV Ghica, brother of Dimitrie Ghica, and nephew of Alexandru II Ghica) taking a ride with his phaeton outside Bucharest, which he is drivin... More

Stefan Luchian The Well on Clucerului Street
Ștefan Luchian - Bragagiul - Public domain portrait painting
Divanul Ad-Hoc, 1857 - A large group of people standing in a room
Auguste Raffet - Bucharest, Sf. Gheorghe Nou, 1837

Auguste Raffet - Bucharest, Sf. Gheorghe Nou, 1837

Church of St George, at Bucharest. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 November 1853. Earlier date of creation if not an ILN original. Français : Sf. Gheorghe Nou, Bucharest (see also: File:Bukha... More

Dieudonne Lancelot - Hanul lui Manuc, 1860

Dieudonne Lancelot - Hanul lui Manuc, 1860

Manuc's Inn (Hanul Manuc) in 1860 — in Bucharest. Français : L'hôtel Manuk ancient khan, à Bucharest.

Alexandru Moruzi at Curtea Nouă

Alexandru Moruzi at Curtea Nouă

Alexandru Moruzi (Alexander Mourousis) at Curtea Nouă (the "new court", 1776-1812, as distinguished from Curtea Veche, the "old court"), Bucharest. Burnt in 1812, the Curtea Nouă became known as Curtea Arsă ("... More

Austrian troops, 25 August-6 September 1854, Lanzedelli

Austrian troops, 25 August-6 September 1854, Lanzedelli

Austrian troops in Bucharest, 1854Italiano: Ingresso delle truppe austriache a Bucarest, nel settembre 1854 Română: Intrarea trupelor cezaro-crăieşti în Bucureşti

Baş-boier Iordache Filipescu, 1843

Baş-boier Iordache Filipescu, 1843

Baş-boier Iordache Filipescu Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Biserica lui Bucur and Mănăstirea Radu-Vodă,1860, Szathmary

Biserica lui Bucur and Mănăstirea Radu-Vodă,1860, Szathmary

Biserica lui Bucur and Mănăstirea Radu-Vodă around 1860, by C. Pop de Szathmary This is a photo of a historic monument in București, classified with number B-II-m-A-19500.

Dieudonne Lancelot - Bucharest Dorobanţ, 1860

Dieudonne Lancelot - Bucharest Dorobanţ, 1860

Dorobanţ, a type of national guardsman, Bucharest, 1860

Bucharest merchant, Lancelot, 1860

Bucharest merchant, Lancelot, 1860

Bucharest merchant, 1860

Bucharest market, 1869 - A black and white photo of a market

Bucharest market, 1869 - A black and white photo of a market

The fish market; aquarelle by Amedeo Preziosi alternate version: File:Piaţa de peşte, 1869, A. Preziosi.jpg

Dieudonne Lancelot - Bucharest surugiu, 1860

Dieudonne Lancelot - Bucharest surugiu, 1860

Bucharest coachman, 1860 Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bucharest, mid-19th century, Michel Bouquet

Bucharest, mid-19th century, Michel Bouquet

View of Bucharest Public domain photograph related to Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bucharest, 1854, Michel Bouquet
Bucharest, 1877, La Ilustracion Espanola

Bucharest, 1877, La Ilustracion Espanola

View of Bucharest Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bucharest, Sf. Gheorghe Nou, 1841, Bouquet
Bucharest, woodcut, published in Leipzig in 1717

Bucharest, woodcut, published in Leipzig in 1717

View of Bucharest, 1717 Public domain scan of 18th-century woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bucharet, sled, 1854

Bucharet, sled, 1854

Français : Promenade à Bucarest.Polski: Kulig szlachecki.Română: Promenade in Bucuresti.Русский: Развлечение в Мясопуст.

Auguste Raffet - Bucharest, Biserica grecilor

Auguste Raffet - Bucharest, Biserica grecilor

Română: Biserica grecilor, Bucureşti English: Biserica grecilor (Greek church), Bucharest Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no cop... More

Butcher shop in Bucharest, 1866, Lancelot
Curtea Arsa, Dealul Arsenalului, 1841, Ciceri-Bouquet

Curtea Arsa, Dealul Arsenalului, 1841, Ciceri-Bouquet

Curtea Arsa, Dealul Arsenalului Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cuza and Davila visiting Tabaci neighborhood, flooded in 1862

Cuza and Davila visiting Tabaci neighborhood, flooded in 1862

Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza and Dr. Carol Davila visiting the Tabaci neighborhood of Bucharest during the 1862 floods. Tabaci is a former neighborhood name, referring to the area near the present-day Timpuri No... More

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1859, Le Monde Illustre

Dealul Mitropoliei, 1859, Le Monde Illustre

Dealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest

Filaret, 1860, Lancelot

Filaret, 1860, Lancelot

Bucharest from Filaret Hill, 1860

House in Bucharest, 1869, Preziosi

House in Bucharest, 1869, Preziosi

House in Bucharest Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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