Today, we're sharing with you guys, the most fascinating facts about Romania, a country found in Eastern Europe. In case you're wondering what Romania means, it means "citizen of the Roman empire". If your curiosity has been stirred up, you can proceed with the most interesting facts. We end with general facts as usual. 1. In 1857, Romania's capital Bucharest, became the first city in the world to be illuminated with kerosene lamps. 2. The highest rock sculpture in Europe is found in Romania. It is a sculpture of Decebalus, the last king of Dacians considered to be the ancestor of the Romanians. The sculpture is 42.9 m in height and 31.6 m in width. It is located near the city of Orsova in Romania, on the Danube Gorges. 3. The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest is the heaviest building in the world. It weighs about 4,098,500,000 kilograms and contains 700,000 tonnes of steel and bronze, 900,000 square meters of wood a million square feet of marb...
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