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Photo Gallery: Romania
Constanta
and the Black Sea
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| Constanta
(con-STAN-tsah), situated on the Black Sea, is an important port city as well as a
charming seaside resort. It is also home to some of the most spectacular Roman artifacts
and ruins in all of Romania. The Ethnografic Museum houses an impressive collection of
costumes and other textiles from around the country, along with ceramics, beaded eggs, and
a large exhibit of painted glass icons -- a uniquely Romanian art form. |
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| The ornate Casino in
Constanta, on the beautiful Black Sea coast. It is now a restaurant. A town park is on the
right. (July 1999) |
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| A view of
the sheltered beach at Constanta from the paved "boardwalk" overlooking the sea.
(July 1999) |
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| A section of the Roman
mosaic floor discovered in 1959 in Constanta. The mosaic is nearly 2,000 years old.
Historians believe that originally it measured about 2,000 square metres in size
(approximately 21,500 square feet) and consisted of many thousands of colourful tiles.
Only a small part of it remains, protected by a museum that was built around it.
(July 1999) |
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| Part of the Roman ruins
of ancient Tomis, now Constanta. These are the remains of storage rooms that were adjacent
to the paved atrium or forum, shown above.. (July 1999) |
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