Craiova is a city that surprises by the building architecture but also by its parks. One of the most impressive buildings is Jean Mihail Palace, built between 1899-1907 by the French architect Paul Gottereau The building raised at the request of Constantin Mihail, one of the richest man of Romania of those times, is a masterpiece of elegance and refinement. Today the building houses The Art Museum, which has among the main attractions some of the works belonging to the great sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi.
Similarily remarkable are some building dating since the beginning of the 20th century: the building of the City Hall – built in Neo-Romanian style, Vorvoreni House – the Headqurters of Oltenia’s Metropolitan Seat, whose architecture presents the late influence of the French Renaissance, the Palace of Prefecture – with elements of folk architecture. Banat’s House, dating since 1699, is the oldest secular construction in town and one of the oldest of this type in the country, and today it houses The Ethnography and Folk Art Section of Oltenia’s Museum.
A place that you must visit, once arrived in Craiova, is "Nicolae Romanescu" Park, made according to a project awarded with the Golden Medal at the International Exhibition of Paris in 1900. the park contains elements that create a space full of romanticism: a draw bridge, a castle in ruins, rock imitations, shelters, kiosks, bridge parapets imitating tree trunks and an island for swans.
The newest tourist atractions are the fontains built in the last three years, and spread all over the city. The most interesting are the ones in the center, which include also a musical fontain. You can fiind pictures and videos from these fontains on the website http://www.musicalfountain.eu, and also a live webcam from the center of Craiova.
