Geology Museum (Romania)

National Geology Museum facade.

The National Geology Museum in located on Şoseaua Kiseleff (street), in Bucharest, Romania. It is located near Victory Square and Kiseleff Park, in central Bucharest.

The museum hosts a collection of 80,000 samples of rocks, fossils, and minerals from Romania.

Architecture

The building was built in 1906 for the Geological Institute of Romania. It was designed by architect Victor Ștefănescu, in the Neo-Romanian Romantic and Neo-Brâncovenesc styles.

Museum entrance


Coordinates: 44°27′17.47″N 26°5′7.48″E / 44.4548528°N 26.0854111°E / 44.4548528; 26.0854111


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