Roxana Ciochina, Ph.D                                Office: 409-B Wall Science

Assistant Professor of Chemistry                  Phone: 828-689-1403

Department of Natural Sciences                    Fax: 828-689-1596

Mars Hill College                                         Email: rciochina@mhc.edu

Mars Hill, NC 28754

 

about ROMANIA

 

Location: Southeastern Europe
Area: 238,391 sq. km (13th in Europe)
Population: 22.3 million (10th in Europe)
Capital City: Bucharest 2.06 million
Government: Republic

Text Box: Bucharest Text Box: Iasi Official Language: Romanian
Literacy Rate : 98%
Population Density: 91 per sq.km (236 per sq.mi)
Relief: mountains, hills, plains, meadows and delta

Currency: Leu
Public  Holidays: January 1-2 New Year, Good Friday and Ester  Monday  (Orthodox),

May 1 International Labor Day, December 1 National Day,  December 25-26 Christmas 

 

A world without Romania - it's a really awesome video

 

                                                           Bucharest

 

                                   

Text Box: The Triumphal Arch was built in 1922 from wood and it was rebuild over between 1935-1936 in concrete and granite by architect Petre Antonescu. The monument is in honor of the heroism of the Romanian army demonstrated during World War I. Text Box: The old National Theatre was next to Telephone Palace. Bombed out during the air-raid of August 24th 1944. The actual National Theatre was built over 1967-1970. International Hotel was built in 1970 by a group of 23 Romanian architects, with 400 rooms, restaurants, swiming pool, casino, garages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              Iasi

Text Box: Medical School Text Box: The National Theatre was built between 1894-1896, according to the plans of the Viennese architects Viennois Helmer and Fellner. They also made the project of an electric factory which ensures even in the present the heating of the theatre. In 1956, the theatre receives the name of the poet Vasile Alecsandri. The building also shelters Romanian Opera.