Bucharest
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Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.71 million residents within a g
Bucharest University Square
Biblioteca Central de la Universidad de Bucarest, Bucarest, Rumanía, 2016 05 29, DD 71
56 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest
Arcul de Triumf
Vlad the Impaler
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Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula, was Voivode of Wallachia during three separate reigns. He was born in the House of Drăculești, as the son of Vlad II Dracul. Vlad is chief
Bucharest
…of Romania late in the 19th century. First mentioned as the 'Citadel of București' in 1459, it became the residence of the ruler of Wallachia, Voivode Vlad the Impaler. The Old Princely Court (Curtea Veche) was erected by Mircea Ciobanul in the mid-16th century. Under subsequent rulers, Bucharest was established as…
Ambras Castle portrait of Vlad III (c. 1560), reputedly a copy of an original made during his lifetime
The house in the main square of Sighișoara where Vlad's father lived from 1431 to 1435
Ruins of the Târgoviște Princely Court in Târgoviște
The Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, who invaded Wallachia during Vlad's reign