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  2. Sphinx (Romania) - Wikipedia

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    The Sphinx (Romanian: Sfinxul) is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. It is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres (7,270 ft) within the Babele complex of rock formations. The first photo of the Great Bucegi Sphinx was probably taken in about the year 1900. This photograph was taken ...

  3. Babele - Wikipedia

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    Babele (meaning The old women) is the name for an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau in Romania, within the Southern Carpathians. [1] Babele is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. The name comes from some mushroom shaped rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers.

  4. Bucegi Mountains - Wikipedia

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    [1] To the east, the Bucegi Mountains have a very steep slope towards the popular tourist destinations in the Prahova Valley , such as Bușteni and Sinaia . At a higher elevation is the Bucegi Plateau, where wind and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular figures such as the Sphinx and Babele .

  5. Sphinx - Wikipedia

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    Sfinxul natural rock formation in the Bucegi Mountains. Sfinxul is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. This rock formation is named for its resemblance to the Sphinx of Giza, and is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres (7,270 feet) within the Babele complex of rock formations.

  6. Rock sculpture of Decebalus - Wikipedia

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    Side view Full frontal view. The rock sculpture of Decebalus (Romanian: Chipul regelui dac Decebal) is a colossal carving of the face of Decebalus (r. AD 87–106), the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan to preserve the independence of his country, which corresponds to present-day Romania.

  7. Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu - Wikipedia

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    Hortensia Bengescu was born in Ivești, Galați County, on 8 December 1876.She was the daughter of General Dimitrie Bengescu and of Zoe (born Ștefănescu). She attended high-school in Bucharest and, aged 20, she married the magistrate Nicolae Papadat but her literary career was delayed because her husband was transferred from town to town (Turnu Măgurele, Buzău, Focșani, Constanța) and ...

  8. Romanian numbers - Wikipedia

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    Numbers represented as decimal fractions (for example 1.62) are expressed by reading in order the integer part, the decimal separator, and the fractional part. This is the same as in English, with the following exceptions: The decimal separator is the comma, in Romanian virgulă. For example, 2.5 is written 2,5 and pronounced doi virgulă cinci.

  9. List of monumente istorice in Romania - Wikipedia

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    Number [2] LMI code Site Name Town/City Popular Name/Address Period 1 AB-I-s-A-00001 Archaeological site of Alba Iulia [3] Alba Iulia Entire territory 2nd – 4th century 2 AB-I-m-A-00001.01 Legio XIII Gemina's Castrum: Alba Iulia Central zone of the Vauban fortifications 2nd – 4th century, Roman era: 3 AB-I-m-A-00001.02 Civilian settlement ...