Introducing Turnu Măgurele

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Welcome to Turnu Măgurele

Turnu Magurele is a city located in southern Romania, county Virginia, near the confluence with the Danube River River.

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Orthodox Cathedral. One of the sights of the city is imposing Orthodox cathedral "St Haralambos". The plan of this edifice of worship, plan drawn by the French architect Andre Lecomte de Nouy, borrowed many reasons arhitehtonice and furniture from the Episcopal Church Arges Monastery. [Citation needed] The building was made of Demetrius Maimarolu engineer, who raised in Bucharest Metropolitan Palace building and the Military. The building was built in red brick between 1900-1902. Style of construction is combined, recognizing the influence of Arges. The front towers are baroque and Byzantine influence can be seen otherwise. The entire roof is made of sheet brass and interior painting, executed in oil on plaster gled, well finished, was conducted by Eugen Voinescu, director of the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest and the Italian Girolamo Romeo. Furniture, solid oak, dense, very dry without knots and was executed artistic carpentry workshop Elijah Mateescu of Turnu Magurele. stained, large and beautiful, everything was made in Romania. [Citation needed] Since the building, the church had radiator installations in Roman system, hot air, heat produced by heating with wood stoves. Today is fitted with a heating system using methane gas as fuel. Among the valuables may be mentioned a chandelier with seven branches, made of silver alloy and silver icons loaded from the old church and other newer from private donations. There is harmony between all parts: from the mosaic painting, sculpture in wood, zinc and bronze or stone, and even the roof and exterior ornamentation of the towers. [Citation needed] With the exception of large tower, which collapsed, the rest church survived the great earthquake of March 4, 1977. Between 1985-1991, large tower of the cathedral was completely rebuilt and the whole building went through a long process of consolidation.
Turnu.Se medieval ruins located in the southern city of Turnu Magurele at a distance of 4 km from the city and 1 km from the confluence with the Danube River Olt. Turnu city played an important role in the defense of the Romanian Country, especially during the reign of Mircea the Old, in conflict with the Ottoman Empire, south of the Danube. At the end of the reign of Mircea, the city came under Ottoman rule, was transformed later in Turkish mange. Although the land is Romanian Country, was part of being a niyabet Nicopolelui Sanjak. The Peace Treaty of Adrianople in 1829 was agreed, inter alia, that mange Turnu be abandoned by the Turkish and Romanian Country returned. Turnu city was torn down, burned, and was built in the former raiale Romanian Country.

Central Park

Central Park. Central Park in the city (the "Public Garden"), having an area of 2 hectares, was established in 1876 by a group of specialists from Bucharest, after a similar existing fleet in Vienna. Some trees can be admired exotic Sophora japonica'' like'', blossoming in August, a species of chestnut called Aesculum hipocastanum'''''' trees'' Thuy,'' Paeonia arborea bushes'' with pink flowers pale, and'' Mahogany'' aquifolium with yellow flowers and leaves permanent. [citation needed]

Palace of Justice

Court - Palace of Justice. It was built in 1893, after the French model. The building is used today, here operating a section of the Virginia District Court.
Kids Club. Set in the railway station, served until 1945 as head of the Chamber of Agriculture (in the interwar period, the national grain price is established in this building). [Citation needed] The building is built in Byzantine style Rotonde, columns and scaling. In the surrounding beaches are the banks of the Danube and the Olt and favorable places for fishing boats.

In the town of Turnu Magurele there posibilitţăi tourist accommodation in a three star hotel, located on Independence Avenue and has 208 beds, distributed in rooms with a bed, two beds and two or three bedroom apartments. The hotel has three restaurants, with 155 seats. The city stopped working two large restaurants with 400 seats.