Junimea
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Junimea was a Romanian literary society founded in Iași in 1863, through the initiative of several foreign-educated personalities led by Titu Maiorescu, Petre P. Carp, Vasile Pogor, Theodor Rosetti and Iacob Negruzzi. The foremost personality and mentor of the society was Maiorescu, who, through the means of scientific papers and essays, helped establish the basis of the modern Romanian culture. Junimea was the most influential intellectual and political association from Romania in the 19th century.
Collective portrait of Junimea, 1883
Pogor House in Iași, the headquarters of Junimea; nowadays, The Romanian Literature Museum
Titu Maiorescu House on Strada Mercur (known today as Strada Arthur Verona), where the meetings of Junimea were held, Bucharest, c.1870, unknown architect. The house was demolished at the end of the 1950s or in the early 1960s, and now in that place is a playground behind the Eva apartment building
Iași
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Iași, also referred to mostly historically as Jassy, is the third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918.
From top left: Palace of Culture • Vasile Alecsandri Statue in front of the National Theatre • Alexandru Ioan Cuza University • Golia Tower • Metropolitan Cathedral • Botanical Garden
An 1871 Romanian telegraph stamp, using the historic name of Jassy
Coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia at Cetățuia Monastery
Trei Ierarhi Monastery (1639)