The 1940 Vrancea earthquake, also known as the 1940 Bucharest earthquake, occurred on Sunday, 10 November 1940, in Romania, at 03:39, when the majority of the population was at home.
Toma N. Socolescu was an important Romanian Neoclassical architect of the mid-to-late 19th century. He was the first Romanian-trained architect in Prahova County and played a major role in the town pl
Toma N. Socolescu in his thirties.
Michael the Brave drawing by Toma N. Socolescu.
Royal Decree no. 2904 appointing Toma N. Socolescu, published in the Romanian Official Monitor on February 21, 1884, p. 6470.
First topographical plan of the city of Ploiești drawn up by the chief architect Toma N. Socolescu, in 1883.