Publisher's Synopsis
Bilingual English/Romanian Guide (Ghid bilingv engleza/romana) Bucharest offers some excellent attractions, and during the recent years has cultivated a sophisticated, trendy, and modern sensibility that many have come to expect from a European capital. Perhaps the most prominent landmark is the Palace of the Parliament, built in the 1980s during the reign of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. The largest Parliament building in the world, the Palace houses the Romanian Parliament (the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate), as well as the National Museum of Contemporary Art. The building boasts one of the largest convention centres in the world. Culture in Bucharest, included within the whole Romanian culture, is a unique culture, which is the product of its geography and its distinct historical evolution. Romanians, (Proto-Romanians, including Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, and Istro-Romanians) are the descendants of the ancient people indigenous to the Balkans, but have been Romanized. Bucharest has a growing cultural scene, in fields including the visual arts, performing arts and nightlife. Unlike other parts of Romania, such as the Black Sea coast or Transylvania, Bucharest's cultural scene has no defined style, and instead incorporates elements of Romanian and international culture. (Bucuresti ofera cateva atractii excelente, si in ultimii ani a cultivat o sensibilitate sofisticata, moderna si mondena, pe care multi se asteapta sa o gaseasca la o capitala europeana. Poate cea mai importanta atractie este Palatul Parlamentului, construit in anii 1980 in timpul dictatorului comunist Nicolae Ceausescu. Cea mai mare cladire din Europa si a doua ca marime din lume, Palatul adaposteste Parlamentul Romaniei (Camera Deputatilor si Senatul), precum si Muzeul National de Arta Contemporana. Cladirea are una dintre cele mai mari centre de conventii din lume. Cultura in Bucuresti, inclusa in ansamblul culturii romanesti, este o cultura unica, produsul geografiei sale si evolutiei istorice a acesteia. Ea s-a definit ca punct de intersectie a trei regiuni: Europa Centrala, Europa de Est si Balcani, dar nu poate fi efectiv inclusa in nici una dintre ele. Bucurestiul are o activitate cultural-artistica diversificata si in crestere, cu manifestari in diverse domenii, inclusiv artele vizuale, spectacole, si viata de noapte. Spre deosebire de alte zone din Romania, precum litoralul Marii Negre sau Transilvania, scena culturala din Bucuresti este mult mai eclectica, fara un stil definit, incorporand diferite elemente ale culturii romanesti si internationale.)
