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Geographic features

Braila. Geographic features. Braila is a city in Muntenia sounth-eastern part of Romani a , a port on the Danube, in the close vicinity of Gala t i. Climate is temperate-continental, with a mean temperature of 11.1°C, hot, dry summers and cold winters.

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Geographic features

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  1. Braila. Geographic features Braila is a city in Muntenia sounth-eastern part of Romania, a port on the Danube, in the close vicinity of Galati. Climate is temperate-continental, with a mean temperature of 11.1°C, hot, dry summers and cold winters. The waterway – the port of Brăila, located at 171 km from the Black Sea, made contact with the main seaports and waterways

  2. Braila. Historical characteristics The town of Braila was first mentioned in a document more then 630 years ago. Although, the origin and the meaning of its name is still unknown.

  3. Historical Monuments: The Old Center

  4. The Monumental Clock has become one of the most important symbols of Braila. It was made in 1909 in Prague, and has a remarkable style. The 5 metre-tall clock has a face for each four main streets in Braila. The Statuary Group of “Traian”, dating 1906, was built on the initiative of the teachers of “Nicolae Balcescu” high school; it is the work of Tache D. Pavelescu and it is comprised of three bronze statues representing the she-wolf with her babies Romulus and Remus.

  5. “Maria Filotti” Theatre The “Maria Filotti” Theatre, named after a famous Brăilian actress, is a former palace, and dates 1864. The theatre has been running since 1949 however, and it represents a fabulous architectural masterpiece. Constructed in the baroque style, the theatre building displays exquisite interior decorations.

  6. Main Attractions in Braila The Public Garden The History Museum Kinetic Fountain Monument Park

  7. The Kinetic Fountain Situated in the civic central of the city, the fountain represents the work of the famous romanian sculptor, Constantin Lucaci. The moving seagulls,lighted during the night,and the vibrations of the polished surface they thus always offer a magnificent view.

  8. The Public Garden With an area of 6.6hectares,thegarden wasmade,in 1833. In the middle of thegarden is a uniquefloral clock , before which there is a fountain dating from 1914. Inthe park were also built three large statues of the national writers: Mihail Sadoveanu, Panait Istrati and Mihai Eminescu.

  9. The Big and Small Island of Braila

  10. Situated in the flooded area of the Danube, they are considered a natural Zoo and botany reserve, offering amagnificiant show of nature. Due to the factthat fauna contains especially species of birdswhich are driven to extinction and exists manyrare plants, the Smalland Big Island of Braila are protected by the international law and fishingand hunting are supervised.

  11. Personalities of Braila Hariclea Darclée (born Hariclea Haricli; June 10, 1860 in Brăila – January 12, 1939) was a celebrated Romanian operatic soprano. Panait Istrati (born in Braila) was a Romanian writer of French and Romanian expression.He is best-known for his novel Kyra Kyralina. D.P. Perpessicius was a literary historian and critic, poet, essayist and fiction writer.

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