Romanian architecture

Romanian architecture is very diverse, including medieval, pre-World War I, interwar, postwar, and contemporary 21st century architecture. In Romania, there are also regional differences with regard to architectural styles. Architecture, as the rest of the arts, was highly influenced by the socio-economic context and by the historical situation. For example, during the reign of King Carol I (1866–1914), Romania was in a continuous state of reorganization and modernization. In consequence, most of the architecture was designed by architects trained in Western European academies, particularly the École des Beaux-Arts, and a big part of the downtowns of the Romanian Old Kingdom were built during this period. RO B Village Museum Dragomiresti church 1.jpg|Wooden church from [[Dragomirești, Maramureș|Dragomirești]], [[Maramureș County]], now in the [[Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum]], [[Bucharest]], unknown architect, 1722 RO B Village Museum Rapciuni church 5.jpg|Wooden church from [[Ceahlău, Neamț|Ceahlău]], [[Neamț County]], now in the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum, [[Bucharest]], unknown architect, 1773 RO B Village museum Dumbraveni homestead 2.jpg|House from [[Dumbrăveni, Suceava|Dumbrăveni]], [[Suceava County]], now in the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum, unknown architect, 19th century RO B Village museum Chiojdu homestead 2.jpg|House from [[Chiojdu, Buzău|Chiojdu]], [[Buzău County]], now in the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum, unknown architect, 19th century RO B Village Museum Audia household.jpg|House from [[Hangu, Neamț|Hangu]], Neamț County, now in the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum, unknown architect, 19th century Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” 5.jpg|Interior of a peasant house from the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum From the middle ages to the early 20th century, in Romania there were two types of construction that developed in parallel and different in point of both materials and technique.