The document lists several interesting places to visit in Bucharest, Romania, including the Arch of Triumph, the House of People museum, the Geology Museum, the Antipa Museum of Natural History, I.O.R. Park, the Old Historical Centre, and the Botanical Garden. It provides brief descriptions of each location, noting that the Arch of Triumph is a replica of the one in France, the House of People is the world's largest civilian building, the Geology Museum was opened in 1990, the Antipa Museum was originally established in 1834, I.O.R. Park is a green space for relaxation, the Old Historical Centre contains the unique Lipscani area, and the
Bletchley Park is the historic site of secret British codebreaking activities during World War II and birthplace of the modern computer. The work carried out there is said to have shortened WWII by two years, saving possibly 22 million lives.
The Park is now a museum, with a 26 acre site, many exhibitions and working rebuilds of machines such as the Colossus, a forerunner of today's computers, invented to mechanise codebreaking. The museum is staffed by a 75% volunteer workforce and is grossly underfunded compared to its historical importance.
Dr Sue Black visited Bletchley Park in July 2008, and she was so appalled at the state of decay of this important site that she started a campaign to get the true historic value of the site recognised and to save it from being lost to the nation. She sent a letter to the UK broadsheet newspaper The Times signed by 97 eminent UK computer scientists, which was published and highlighted in BBC television and radio news broadcasts.
Following traditional media coverage, a blog was established, and then social media (particularly Twitter) used to great effect to raise awareness and support for the campaign. Campaign efforts have received national coverage on television, on radio, and in the press and have contributed to the Park recently receiving £4.6 million funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund.
In this lecture, Simon Greenish, Director of Bletchley Park, will describe the history of Bletchley Park from the Domesday Book through to the present day and gives an insight into its fundamental contribution to the ending of World War Two.
Dr Sue Black will describe the campaign to save Bletchley Park, exploring the effectiveness of traditional vs. social media, highlighting how the use of social media has contributed greatly to campaign success. Since the Saving Bletchley Park campaign started, visitor numbers have increased, along with public awareness of the contribution of the site to world heritage and the history of the computer.
This public lecture is part of the Computer Science Athena Swan initiative to promote women in science.
Bletchley Park is the historic site of secret British codebreaking activities during World War II and birthplace of the modern computer. The work carried out there is said to have shortened WWII by two years, saving possibly 22 million lives.
The Park is now a museum, with a 26 acre site, many exhibitions and working rebuilds of machines such as the Colossus, a forerunner of today's computers, invented to mechanise codebreaking. The museum is staffed by a 75% volunteer workforce and is grossly underfunded compared to its historical importance.
Dr Sue Black visited Bletchley Park in July 2008, and she was so appalled at the state of decay of this important site that she started a campaign to get the true historic value of the site recognised and to save it from being lost to the nation. She sent a letter to the UK broadsheet newspaper The Times signed by 97 eminent UK computer scientists, which was published and highlighted in BBC television and radio news broadcasts.
Following traditional media coverage, a blog was established, and then social media (particularly Twitter) used to great effect to raise awareness and support for the campaign. Campaign efforts have received national coverage on television, on radio, and in the press and have contributed to the Park recently receiving £4.6 million funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund.
In this lecture, Simon Greenish, Director of Bletchley Park, will describe the history of Bletchley Park from the Domesday Book through to the present day and gives an insight into its fundamental contribution to the ending of World War Two.
Dr Sue Black will describe the campaign to save Bletchley Park, exploring the effectiveness of traditional vs. social media, highlighting how the use of social media has contributed greatly to campaign success. Since the Saving Bletchley Park campaign started, visitor numbers have increased, along with public awareness of the contribution of the site to world heritage and the history of the computer.
This public lecture is part of the Computer Science Athena Swan initiative to promote women in science.
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When you come to Bucharest you must visit some of the
most interesting monuments, museums and places such as:
The Arch of Triumph
The House of People
The Geology Museum
The Antipa Museum
I.O.R park
The Old Historical Centre of Bucharest
The Botanical Garden
Beautiful places in
Bucharest
3.
The Arch of Triumph
The view is more
beautiful at night
than in the morning.
This is a copy of the
original which is in
France.
4.
The House of People
The House of People is a
multi-purpose building
containing both chambers of
the Romanian Parliament.
According to the Word
Records Academy, the Palace
is the world’s largest civilian
building with an
administrative function. It’s
the most expensive
administrative building and
also the heaviest building.
5.
The Geology Museum
The Geology Museum
was opened to the
people in 1990.
It was built by the
Romanian architect
Victor G. Stefanescu
6.
The Antipa Museum
The Grigore Antipa
National Museum of
Natural History is a
Natural History
Museum located in
Bucharest. It was
originally established as
the National Museum of
Natural History on 3
November 1834. It was
renamed in 1990
for Grigore Antipa, who
administered the
museum during 51
years.
7.
I.O.R Park
The I.O.R park is
one of the green
areas of the city
where you can
relax and have
fun with your
family or friends.
8.
The Old Historical
Center of Bucharest
Perhaps the city's unique
charm can be best
observed in the area
known as Lipscani, which
consists of a jumble of
streets between Calea
Victoriei, Blvd. Bratianu,
Blvd. Regina Elisabeta
and the Dambovita River.
A once-glamorous
residential area, the old
city center is now slowly
being refashioned into an
upscale neighborhood.
9.
The Botanical Garden
The Bucharest Botanical
Garden, now named after
its founder, Dimitrie
Brândză, is located in the
Cotroceni neighbourhood
of Bucharest, Romania. It
has a surface of
17.5 hectares (including
4,000 m² of greenhouses),
and has more than 10,000
species of plants.