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Gallery of Romania, land of the Gypsies & Dracula
by James Mayfield (Chairman, European Heritage Library)

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This is an article on the current cultural, ethnic, historical, religious, social, and linguistic dimensions of Romania, complete with photos, from my 2007 vacation. It also investigates the issue of Islam in Europe both today and as a result of the Ottoman Jihad.

To see the complete history and my personal observations that go along with these photographs, read our Inside Romania article.


Vlad Dracul "the Impaler", defender of Romanians against the Jihad


Ioan Antonescu, Romania's Axis Fascist popular leader during WWII


My photo of a Gypsy family collecting their taken goods, with the daughter at center nude. (click to enlarge)


My photo of the city's most beautiful building from the past, with thousands of birds flying into it. (click to enlarge)


My photo of the archeological museum with Constanta's unique buses. (click to enlarge)


My photo of a strange Islamic-looking building, an obvious influence of the Jihad's rule. (click to enlarge)


My photo of empty downtown Constanta. (click to enlarge)


My photo of an ancient Roman pillar near several tombs, written in Greek.


My photo of Romania's Constanta downtown, with the center building collapsed. (click to enlarge)


My photo of the poor center city. Clothes can be seen hanging to be dried at the center. (click to enlarge)


My photo of a room with a visible ceiling completely collapsing.


Traffic in Bucharest is a mess, as nearly all wealth of Romania is centered here (from vivid.ro)

Romania's currency of the past, the Old Lei, was so worthless that the government embraced a similar tactic of Mexico, Italy, and Turkey by slashing several zeroes from its value. The "New Lei" is relatively valuable by comparison to other currencies of poor nations, but Gypsies and local store owners exploit mathematical difficulties as well as the ignorant tourists to charge them double or worse. Almost no English is spoken, though for youth it is compulsory often. There are few shops for visitors because they do not expect any.


The New Romanian Lei currency slashed several zeroes of the worthless old currency.


My photo of the exterior of an Orthodox cathedral. (click to enlarge)


My photo of another angle of the same church. (click to enlarge)


My photo of the interior of the beautiful church, with candles for the saints in the corner. (click to enlarge)


My photo of the deep interior of the church, with popes ready to absolve faithful visitors with headscarves. (click to enlarge)


My photo of a fantastic ceiling artwork inside a cathedral. (click to enlarge)


My photo of the exterior of a lovely mosque.


My photo of a close-up of the exterior, with Arabic written above the door.


My photo of the amazing interior of the mosque.


My photo of a view of the city from the exclusive minaret of the mosque.

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

James Mayfield is the owner and Chairman of the European Heritage Library. I am working for a doctorate in history, with a specific emphasis on Islamic and European histories. I am well versed in all world cultures, ethnicities, religions, languages, politics, and historical evolution in relation to and against each other.

BIBLIOGRAPHY/SOURCES USED:

Personal observations.


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