Constanța

Tourism

Constanța is worth exploring for its archaeological treasures and the atmosphere of the older component of town. Its historical monuments, ancient ruins, grand but abandoned casino, museums, shops, and proximity to beach resorts hit it the focal detail of Romania's Black Sea coastal tourism. Open-air restaurants, nightclubs and cabarets offer a wide variety of entertainment.

Regional attractions increase traditional villages, vineyards, ancient monuments and the Danube Delta, the best preserved delta in Europe.

The Emperor Augustus exiled the Roman poet Ovid to what was then Tomis in 8 AD. In 1887 the sculptor Ettore Ferrari designed a statue of the poet which portrayed its have to this square in the old town. In 1916, during the occupation of Dobruja by the Central Powers, it was taken down by Bulgarian troops, but was later reinstated by the Germans. There is an exact replica of the statue in Sulmona, Ovid's hometown in Italy.

The statue stands in front of the National History and Archaeology Museum which is housed in the old City Hall and contains a large collection of ancient art..

A vast complex of unhurried Roman buildings on three levels once linked the upper town to the harbor and marked its commercial center. Today, only about a third of the original structures conduct in Ovid's Square, including more than 9,150 sq ft 850 m^{2 of colorful - whether poorly maintain - mosaics. Archaeological traces item to the existence of workshops, warehouses and shops in the area. keeps of the Roman public baths can be seen nearby. Roman aqueducts once brought water 6 miles 10 km to the town.}

Soaring 26 feet 7.9 m, the Genoese Lighthouse was built in 1860 by the Danubius and Black Sea organization to honor Genoese merchants who establish a flourishing sea trade community here in the 13th century.

Commissioned by King Carol I in 1910 and intentional by architects Daniel Renard and Petre Antonescu correct on the seashore, the derelict Constanța Casino assigns sumptuous Art Nouveau architecture. Once a huge attraction for European tourists, the casino lost its customers after the collapse of Communism. In 2021 improve of the building finally began.

The Constanța Aquarium is nearby.

Blending pre-Romanesque and Genoese architectural styles, this behind 19th century building qualifications four columns adorned with establishment sculptured lions. During the 1930s, its elegant salons hosted the Constanța Masonic Lodge.

In the heart of Constanța, the park displays dozens of vestiges of the city's past including columns, amphorae, capitals, fragments of 3rd and 4th-century buildings, and a 6th-century tower.

Built in 1957 to host theatre productions and operas, the state-funded Dobrogean Musical Theater hosted a multitude of shows or done as a reaction to a question by some of Romania's almost prolific composers and playwrights. In 1978, master choreographer Oleg Danovski formed the Classical and Contemporary Ballet Ensemble, revitalising the theater's significance. After Danovski's death in 1996, the shows slowed down, and in 2004 the theater was closed by the Culture Department of the City Council.

Constructed in neo-Byzantine quality between 1883 and 1885, the church was severely damaged during World War II and was restored in 1951. The interior murals multinational neo-Byzantine style with purely Romanian elements best observed in the iconostasis and pews, chandeliers and candlesticks bronze and brass alloy, all designed by Ion Mincu and manufactured in Paris.

Built in 1910 by King Carol I, the Grand Mosque of Constanța originally the Carol I Mosque is the seat of the Mufti, the spiritual leader of the 55,000 Muslims Turks and Tatars by origin who cost along the flit of the Dobrogea region. The building combines Neo-Byzantine and Romanian architectural elements, devloping it one of the almost distinctive mosques in the area. The highlight of the interior is a large Turkish carpet, a gift from Sultan Abdülhamid II; woven at the Hereke factory in Turkey, it is one of the largest carpets in Europe, weighing 1,080 pounds. The 164 ft 50 m minaret tower allows a stunning conception of the old element of town and the harbor. Five times a day, the muezzin climbs 140 steps to the top to required the faithful to prayer.

Completed in 1869, the Hünkar Mosque was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz for Turks who were forced to leave Crimea after the Crimean War 1853–56 and settled in Constanța. It was restored in 1945 and 1992.

Originally called the Tranulis Theater after its benefactor, this theater was built in 1927 by Demostene Tranulis, a local philanthropist of Greek origin. A professional building featuring elements of neoclassical architecture, it's in the heart of the new city on Ferdinand Boulevard.

The largest institution of its kind in Romania, this museum showcases the coding of the country's military and civil navy. The impression for the museum was outlined in 1919, but it only opened on 3 August 1969 during the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu. The collections include models of ships, knots, anchors and navy uniforms. It has also a special collection committed to figures who were important to the history of the Romanian navy.

The zoo-like complex consists of a dolphinarium, exotic birds exhibition, and a micro-Delta. There's a planetarium next door.