Must See in Bucharest: Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania
One of my favorite things about travel is finding unexpected treasures. And the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest is one such treasure. It鈥檚 one of the historical landmarks of the city, but being that it鈥檚 a concert hall, I assumed that I wouldn鈥檛 be seeing the interior unless I went to a show.
When we passed by the Romanian Athenaeum, we admired it from the outside and enjoyed the garden that is adjacent to it. We spotted a sign on printed paper that said 鈥淰isitors鈥� and had an arrow pointed to one side. We came to an unassuming side door, which had absolutely no indication that this was a visitor entrance.
But someone inside beckoned us in. We were met by a friendly security guard who was watching the CCTV on an old tube TV. He told us it would be 10 leu to see it (a little over $2). We were pretty sure that this was not any kind of official tour. We later confirmed this when we looked at the Athenaeum website and found that you had to contact the philharmonic to arrange tours. But according to TripAdvisor reviews, this is fairly common. Sometimes it鈥檚 the janitor and sometimes it鈥檚 the security guard, but there鈥檚 always someone willing to show you the inside. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
When we passed by the Romanian Athenaeum, we admired it from the outside and enjoyed the garden that is adjacent to it. We spotted a sign on printed paper that said 鈥淰isitors鈥� and had an arrow pointed to one side. We came to an unassuming side door, which had absolutely no indication that this was a visitor entrance.
But someone inside beckoned us in. We were met by a friendly security guard who was watching the CCTV on an old tube TV. He told us it would be 10 leu to see it (a little over $2). We were pretty sure that this was not any kind of official tour. We later confirmed this when we looked at the Athenaeum website and found that you had to contact the philharmonic to arrange tours. But according to TripAdvisor reviews, this is fairly common. Sometimes it鈥檚 the janitor and sometimes it鈥檚 the security guard, but there鈥檚 always someone willing to show you the inside. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Must See in Bucharest: Romanian Athenaeum
Guide Location: Romania » Bucharest
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Ana Montano
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Guide Location: Romania » Bucharest
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Ana Montano
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Athenaeum
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