The University of Bucharest (UB) is a public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on 4 July 1864 by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy into the current University of Bucharest, making it one of the oldest Romanian universities. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium.
The original 1857 university main building, by Alexandru Orăscu
Photograph from 1864 by Carol Szathmari
University Palace - the main building of the University of Bucharest
Vasile Pârvan was a Romanian historian and archaeologist.
Ion Scurtu, Ilarie Chendi, Vasile Pârvan, Mihail Sadoveanu, Alexandru I. Lapedatu and Ștefan Octavian Iosif (from left to right)
The façade of the County Museum "Vasile Pârvan" from Bârlad. At the main entrance is the bust of the scientist
Façade of the "Vasile Pârvan" Institute of Archeology (Macca house) in Bucharest. The bust of the scientist is placed in the yard