Curator: Dr. Allan B. Cruse, Professor Emeritus, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of San Francisco

Romania Contemporary Views Project

This site continues our Romania Awareness Project by exhibiting some contemporary images,
found online, which we think will defy various commonly held stereotypes of an impoverished
population amid an underdeveloped economy. While an older Romania may still exist, it is not
the whole story of that country -- and we believe advances deserve to be acknowledged.

NOTE: The images below are displayed here solely for educational, non-commercial purposes, and all reproduction
rights are retained by their respective owners.


AFI Cotroceni Palace Hyper Mall (300 stores) in Bucharest, Romania - opened October 2009


Palas Iasi Lifestyle Center - a private investment of USD $350M in Iasi, Romania - opened 31 May 2012


New Bucharest National Soccer Arena with seating capacity of 56,000 - opened 6 September 2011


The Basarab Flyover in Bucharest, Romania - Europe's longest and widest Bridge - opened June 2011


Consecration ceremony for opening of the new Romanian National Library in Bucharest - 22 April 2012


New terminal at Bucharest International Airport can process 4,500 passengers-per-hour - opened 6 Nov 2012


Sky Tower landmark 37-floor office building in Bucharest, Romania, begun in 2009, nears completion in 2012


Gucci opens upscale store at Athenee Palace Hilton Hotel in Bucharest, Romania - December 2010

 
Ribbon-cutting event for opening of women's luxury fashion boutique in Bucharest, Romania - 3 May 2012


British luxury fashion house Burberry opens store at Radisson Blu Hotel in Bucharest, Romania - March 2012

 
President says huge new Black Sea gas discovery will give Romania its energy independence - March 2012


Queen Casino - Bucharest, Romania - news media reported 1.5-million Romanians gambled during 2011
 
MaxBet Casino - Bucharest, Romania                                 Casino Valoro - Timisoara, Romania
 
Casino Valoro - Arad, Romania                                           Sinaia Casino - Sinaia, Romania

Cazino Mamaia (aka "Castel") is located within a Black Sea leisure resort near Constanta, Romania


Over 22,000 fans pay US$40 and up to attend Lady Gaga's outdoor megashow in Bucharest - 16 Aug 2012


Residential street in Bucharest with sidewalk repairs underway - taken with my iPhone on 24 June 2012

 
Single-family home in Bucharest, Romania                       Single-family home in Constanta, Romania

 
Residential Villa near Timisoara, Romania                       Country House at Varfurile, Romania

 
Cottage house at Bran, Romania                                         Peasant house near Sibiu, Romania


Emerald Residences Complex in Bucharest, Romania - project construction began in 2008


City Gate Office Towers in Bucharest, Romania - opened in 2009


New multibuilding office development in Timisoara, Romania - opened in 2012


Luxury Black Sea Villa in quiet neighborhood near downtown Constanta, Romania

 
Club Essenza hair salon - Bucharest, Romania                 Hotel Vega hair salon - Mamaia, Romania


Romanian bottled water producer Rio Bucovina reports revenues of EUR 25 Million in 2011 - 23 May 2012


Europe's largest retailer Carrefour increases to 58 its number of supermarkets in Romania - 29 Aug 2012


Porsche Romania reports its sales increased 35-percent during 2012 - 15 January 2013

 
American fast-food chain opens the second of its 40 planned restaurants in Romania - 7 May 2012


Earliest suburban business park in Bucharest, Romania - completed July 2006


X3 International Web Design Office Interior - Timisoara, Romania - completed July 2011

 
Oaks Clubhouse in Bucharest, Romania                             Oaks Clubhouse Dining Room


Audience at the National Theater in Bucharest, Romania - April 2008

 
Bamboo Club - Bucharest, Romania                                                   Krystal Club - Bucharest, Romania
 
Player Club - Bucharest, Romania               Barletto Club - Bucharest, Romania


Club Midi in Cluj, Romania - open in 2008

 
Fruits-and-vegetables market in Bucharest, Romania       Curbside flower stall in Bucharest, Romania


Interior of an older residence located in the central section of Bucharest, Romania


Contemporary apartment interior in Iasi, Romania


Apartment kitchen in Dumbravita, Romania


Mediteranean bedroom design in Arad, Romania


Modern residence bathroom in Brasov, Romania


Second-floor home office in Timisoara, Romania

 
Cosmetics store at Baneasa mall - opened Dec 2010     Lingerie boutique on Calea Victoriei - opened Mar 2012


The SoNoRo Chamber Music Festival held at the Atheneum in Bucharest, Romania - October 2010


European Film Festival at Studio Cinema in Bucharest, Romania - held annually in May


Bucharest's Mayor proposes new 16,000-seat multifunction sports and music arena - November 2012


Foreign diplomats attending annual Vintest Romanian National Wine Exhibition in Bucharest - October 2011

             

American CIA reports 23.4 million cellphones in Romania - exceeds the country's population - 12 Dec 2012


Universitas Student House opened at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania - March 2009


Bucharest Polytechnic University implements next-generation Cisco Systems research network - 28 Sept 2011


Bucharest metro system's ridership averaged 485,000 daily in 2010 - expansion construction began in 2011


Hard Rock Cafe in Bucharest, Romania - opened 20 January 2008


Romanian ice cream manufacturer acquires costly site in Bucharest's Old Town for new retail parlor - Nov 2012

 
Popular ski slope at Poiana Brasov, Romania                   Rural ski lodge at Cavnic in Maramures, Romania


Vodafone offered free WiFi access to Black Sea beachgoers at Mamaia, Romania - summer 2012


The Arad-Timisoara Motorway in western Romania - opened 17 December 2011

 
First wind farm at Agighiol, Romania - Dec 2010               Solar farm opens near Brasov, Romania - Sep 2011


Event for ten thousand bicyclists inaugurates opening of new Bucharest-Ploiesti highway - 30 June 2012


Romania reports furniture exports in 2011 amounted to 1.38-billion euros - up by 17.5 pct over 2010

 
Europe's Medicover Group opens a new 122-bed private hospital in Bucharest, Romania - 26 January 2012


Gates Foundation grant of $26.9M equipped 1,482 public libraries in Romania with computers by April 2012


Eighth annual World Chess Championship among Schoolchildren was held in Iasi, Romania - May 2012


The Maidens Fair attracts thousands to Mount Gaina in Eastern Transylvania every third Sunday in July


Fans of late pop singer Michael Jackson perform a synchronized dance tribute in Bucharest - 29 Aug 2012


Annual 3-day Septemberfest beer celebration for 50,000 held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania - 28-30 Sept 2012


Romanian International University Fair let students meet college reps from abroad - Bucharest 20-21 Oct 2012

 
Bucharest activists persuade school biology teachers to curtail dissection of endangered frogs - 27 Oct 2012

   
Arrangements for a permanent American missile defense base at Deveselu, Romania - finalized 29 June 2012


Opening of the new Ford automobile manufacturing plant in Craiova, Romania - 25 June 2012

 
Voestalpine Group opens its new US$20-million steel processing center in Girgiu, Romania - August 2012


Rompetrol completes a modernization of its Petromidia Refinery at Navodari, Romania - September 2012

 
U.S. Ambassador announces top American firms will trade on the Bucharest Stock Exchange - 18 April 2012


American FBI Director welcomed to Romania to advise on combatting corruption and cybercrime - 7 Dec 2011

 
Cluj-Napoca Mayor on trial for bribery - 18 Jan 2012       Member of Parliament flees fraud probe - 26 Mar 2012


Former Romania Prime Minister attempts suicide to evade 2-year jail-sentence for corruption - 20 June 2012


Romanian police bust another big cyberfraud ring that stole US$4M from U.S. citizens online - 10 Dec 2012

 
Prime Minister is reappointed after his allies in parliament win more than two-thirds of seats - 16 Dec 2012


Five of over a quarter-million "Let's do it, Romania!" nationwide trash-cleanup volunteers - 25 October 2011


Media says over 4000 volunteers planted 78,000 trees in Romania in 2011-2012 to protect at-risk forest areas


American actors begin filming US-history television mini-series near Brasov, Romania - 9 September 2011


Romanian celebrity vocalist Mihai Traistariu encounters some of his fans at Palas Iasi mall - 10 August 2012


Romania's top three wealthiest billionaires in 2012 (left-to-right): Ioan Niculae, Frank Timis, and Dinu Patriciu

        "The average fortune of the top 500 richest Romanians is EUR 43 million." -- Romania Business Review, December 2012


Site launched on 11 DEC 2012; last updated on 30 MAR 2013
This site is under continuing construction.