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Slănic Mine
Slănic mine is an old salt mine, located in Slănic, Prahova County, Romania, north of Bucharest. The salt mine is closed for extraction purposes, but is open for visitors, featuring a microclimate with natural air-conditioning and constant temperature and atmospheric pressure throughout the year. It is made up of two levels, named ''Unirea'' and ''Mihai''. Many of the visitors come for its supposed healing effects due to the purity of the air. Throughout the mine visitors will find various types of equipment for recreational activity such as playground equipment and some ping-pong tables. One area is sectioned off and is used for medical patients with lung cancer to come and rest in. The main elevator shaft is unique in that it has no metallic parts due to rust. After an elevator accident in 2014, minivans are used to spiral visitors up and down. History In 1685 '' Spătar'' purchased the Slănic estate with the intention of opening a salt mine. The mine was opened on V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colțea Church
The Colțea Church () is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 I. C. Brătianu Boulevard, just off University Square, Bucharest, University Square in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs. History The church was once at the center of the Colțea Monastery, also called ''Trisfetitele'', a folk name for its patron saints. The complex also included the Colțea Hospital, three chapels, other annexes and, at the entrance, Turnul Colței. A statue of the ''ktetor'', ''Spătar'' Mihai Cantacuzino, stands in front of the church and hospital. To the south of the current church, a wooden church and several cells were built by the ''Sluger'' Udrea around 1641-1642, and dedicated to Paraskeva of the Balkans. Mentioned in a 1658 document, it was willed to his brother, the High ''Clucer'' Colțea Doicescu, who placed it under the authority of the Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia. By 1669, the church had given its name to the surrounding district. With the approval of Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |