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Palace of the Post Office (National History Museum)
Treasures and a Trajan’s Column cast
About Palace of the Post Office (National History Museum)
The neoclassical Post Office Palace on Calea Victoriei, completed in 1900, houses the National History Museum of Romania, with its treasury of gold and a full-size cast of the reliefs of Trajan’s Column. Check which galleries are open, as the building has been under long-term renovation.
Why it's on our list
- Neoclassical palace
- The national treasury
- A cast of Trajan’s Column
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Palace of the Post Office (National History Museum) before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Palace of the Post Office (National History Museum) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Piața UniriiM1M2M3550 m7 min walk
- UniversitateM2600 m8 min walk
- IzvorM1M3700 m8 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Strada Halelor350 m4 min walk
- Taxi rank, Strada Academiei400 m5 min walk
Key sights
- Stavropoleos Monastery100 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 3 min
- Cărturești Carusel300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Old Princely Court300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Revolution Square800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Cișmigiu Gardens850 mWalk 11 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Palace of the Parliament950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- National Museum of Art of Romania1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Romanian Athenaeum1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Museum of the Romanian Peasant2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Arcul de Triumf4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
Getting around
- Gara de Nord (main station)2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Henri Coandă Airport (OTP)16 kmCar or taxi 50 min