The Tulcea county library today bears the name of the famous Tulcea poet, of Bulgarian origin, Panait Cerna. It is located in the central area, on Isaccei street, near the Park of Personalities. It has been operating since 1984 in a generous space for a library of county interest, spread over an area of ​​3,500 square meters in total, with three levels, a spiral staircase and an interior garden, plus a book lift. Currently, the library owns over 330,000 library items (books, periodicals, audiovisual and electronic documents, manuscripts, illustrated postcards, other documents), of an encyclopedic nature, organized in usual collections (of home loan sections), basic (for study in the reading rooms) and special ones, intended for conservation, research and documentation (manuscripts, documents from personal archives and correspondence, photographs, bibliophile book, book with autograph and dedications, etc.).

The church is located on St. Heroilor no. 30, near the Heroes' Cemetery and in the middle of the "Comorovca" neighborhood, between Lupeni, Eroilor, Libertatii streets and the Heroes' Cemetery. The old church was built in 1847. As for the current church, it was built in 1888-1898, the former branch of the St. Nicholas parish until 1943, consecrated in November 1898. The church was built of brick, at the behest of the Russian priest Patapie Lebedov, who encouraged the collection of funds and the provision of cult objects, brought from Ukraine. The shape is of a cross with two towers, one of which houses the belfry with four bells returned in 1935 to the workshops of the Patriarchate in Bucharest with the financial contribution of the city hall, during the time of the parish priest Gh. Racovita. Initially, the church had side doors, facing the pews, closed after the 1977 earthquake. The mural painting was done in 1932 by Geo Cardas (only the painting from the capital was preserved), being redone in 1950 and between 1983-1985 by Victor Negoi 1983-1985, during the time of the priest Lazar Victor. The first archpriest of Tulcea, Fr. Gheorghe Rascanu, awarded with the "Order of the Star of Romania and the Crown of Romania", died on January 29, 1896. The eldest daughter of the archpriest, Ecaterina, born in 1867 in Ismail-Bessarabia, married in 1889 the schoolmaster Brutus Cotov (d. 8.01.1940 in Constanta). The archpriest's other daughter, Maria, also born in Ismail, in 1871, married Ion in 1890. D. Magura, the minor son of the priest "Dimitre Constantinescu dis si Magura" and Maria. Nichifor de Carpat, the last head of the Diocese of Tulcea, who died on the night of July 29 to 30, 1893, is also buried here. Source: Prof. Lelia Postolache via tulcealibrary.ro

The beautiful church is located on Street of Concordia, being raised with the contribution of Tulceni Armenians, from Western Armenia, but also of merchants passing through the city. The foundation stone was laid in 1882, on the place where there was a small chapel since 1830. The place on which the church was built was donated by the Garabetian family and the construction works lasted three years and were started under the coordination of the leaders of the Armenian community , Hampartum Garabetian, Simon Meldovian and Mihram Caragcian. The choice of the patron saint was not accidental, the spiritual patron, St. Gregory the Illuminator, being the one who brought the light of Christianity to Armenia and thanks to whose support, the Armenian king Tiridates adopted Christianity in the year 301, Armenia being the first state in which it became the official religion.

The "Buna Vestire" church was built between 1848-1854 during the time of Metropolitan Dionisie, with stone and mortar in the Greek neoclassical style, by the Greek community from Tulcea, based on the plan drawn up by the architect Ștefan Dopron. The current church was built on the site of an older wooden house dedicated to "St. Nicolae", the patron saint of Greek sailors and merchants who arrived in Tulcea after 1829. On the frontispiece of the bell tower, built of brick after 1900, supported by Ionic columns and dominated by the eye of Providence, was written: "With love, from your parishioners, Lord! ". The church was originally painted between 1854-1857.

The "St. Paraschiva" church on Gloriei street was built in 1857, with the contribution of the ancient rite Russian-Lipovian community and with the support of the Ottoman Empire. The church preserves in its archive the original act by which the high Ottoman authorities allowed the construction of this place, imposing exact dimensions (length 40, width 20 and height 28 cubits), in other words, not to be higher than the minaret of the mosque, but, at the same time, deciding the exclusive right of property and freedom of worship. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and especially the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in Russia definitively interrupted the possibility of priests coming from Russia. This is probably the reason why some churches did not have an altar. Also from this period, the parishioners of the ancient rite churches began to be known as "bezpopovţi" (without a priest). An eloquent fact is the case of the Russian priest Alexandru, who was buried in 1886 in the yard of the "Saint Parascovia" Church in Tulcea. Currently, the church is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Metropolis of the Străvechi Rite.

In 1846, with the establishment of the Lipovanian Metropolitanate from Fântâna Albă (Belaia Krinita), most of the persecuted Lipovanian Russians accepted the hierarchy and priests, with the exception of some groups that refused ordination, preferring to recruit their priests directly from Russia. In the north of Dobrogea, the strength of Lipovene spirituality under Ottoman rule is proven by the survival of the bishoprics of Slava and Tulcea, pastors of several churches built by "popovţi" (with priests) and "bezpopovţi" (without priests), as well as the two monasteries of old rite - Uspenia and Vovidenia. After 1917, the practice of bringing priests from Russia became almost impossible, due to the straining of Romanian-Russian relations in the context of the First World War, so that many Lipovene communities were left without shepherds of the faith. In the city of Tulcea, in the old Lipovan settlement on the Monument hill, there is the church dedicated to the "Ascension of the Lord" of the Orthodox believers of the old rite, also known as "staroveri" (of the old faith). On May 3, 1920, the site of this church was consecrated and the foundation stone was laid by diocesan bishop Nicodim, together with priest Vikul and deacon Ignatie. The construction of the church was carried out with the contribution of the Russian-Lipovian parishioners from the slum, who wanted to serve with a priest, and it lasted until the spring of 1921. But the construction works, until their completion, were stopped several times by the authorities local, due to the complaints received from the neighbors opposing the "St. Paraschiva" Church on Gloriai Street (built since 1857) or, as it was also called, "the church without a priest", now facing Novozâbkov, Russia. On May 23, 1921, the new "Ascension of the Lord" church was consecrated. The consecration service was attended by the eparchial bishop Nicodim together with two other bishops from Russia and a council of 9 priests and 6 deacons, as well as many believers from Tulcena and other localities. Since then, the church has been under the jurisdiction of the Old Rite Russian Orthodox Church in Romania, the direction of Fântâna Albă (currently in Ukraine), organized in a Metropolis based in Brăila - the Metropolis of the Old Rite Orthodox Church, officially recognized by the Romanian state from 1946.

Church "St. Ioan the Theologian", located on Mihai Eminescu Street in Tulcea, was built by the Russian-Lipovian believers in 1868, in the Comorovca ​​district, after approval was obtained from the Ottoman administration. Architecturally, the place of worship has a pediment marking its entrance from the main facade. The spire is the vertical dominant that sits on the main vertical axis. Neoclassical elements also appear, such as columns and larger or smaller bosses of apparent masonry.

Ukrainians from Tulcea are mainly the descendants of the old Cossacks who saw their homeland, Zaporozhian Sicia, abolished in 1775 and tried to restore it in 1813 in the Danube area (Transdanubian Sicia). The church with the "Change in the Face", also known as the Ukrainian Church, as it was built between 1872-1882 by the Russians (Ukrainians) who had their slum here, on the site of an older little church, from 1833. The old house, left awkwardly nearby , at the intersection of Mici street and Păcii street, is the Parish House of the Russian Church, built in 1940-1941.

The church is located right in the center of the city, on Strada Păcii, being known among the locals as the "Church with the Clock" or the "Bulgarian Church". It was built in 1852 by the Bulgarian community and founded by Beiul Dumitrache Teodorof, Stefanache Teodorof and Hagi Veliu, the first and last having their tombstones in the church yard. The bell tower was built in Gothic style in 1857. It is worth saying that the beautiful place and the entire area of ​​5000 square meters were left by compensation from the Bulgarian community with the population exchange in 1940. In 1942, it owned 5 buildings and 2 vacant places. The church has icons painted by Cardas, the monk Sofonie, Hiriciaschi, D. Stanislavov, N. Pavlovici, Hotinci Ivan and the painter Iorgu Nicolae, painted in oil on wood and purchased between 1860-1899.

It used to be called the Mocăneasc Church, built in 1876 by the Mocans from Prislav, during the time when the St. Nicholas Cathedral was closed, by order of the Turkish rule. Photo credit: Lelia Postolache & Felix Lucian Neculai

The impressive church is located on Strada Traian and was erected on the site of the old one in 1872, together with the nearby school, by the German settlers who came from Malcoci and settled in Tulcea. The current Mircea Vodă street in the former German slum was called Strada Nemtească.

The building was built at the end of the 19th century, being bought in 1932 by the Tulcea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an institution that had been operating since 1909. The intense commercial life determines requirements for commercial credit and specialized information, as a result new banking institutions, and the Chamber of Commerce functions as a commercial information office.

Avramide House is a component of the Northern Dobrogean Cultural Heritage Museum Complex that belongs to the "Gavrilă Simion" Tulcea Eco-Museum Research Institute. This superb house, known among Tulceni as the House of Collections, was built at the end of the 19th century by Alexandru Avramide, of Greek ethnicity. This was a prosperous local entrepreneur, who owned several mills, workshops, various commercial premises, a sawmill, but also several agricultural areas. Alexandru Avramide is known to have arrived in the city of Tulcea in the middle of the 19th century, driven by a strong ambition and tenacity, which would later make him one of the richest people in the entire region. Around 1890, Avramide managed to bring two Italian craftsmen to the area, to whom he entrusted everything necessary to build the house he dreamed of as a symbol of the family's prosperity. From that moment and until the edifice became the most beautiful construction in the city, not much time passed. Located right in the center of the city of Tulcea, right next to the Church of Saint Nicholas, the house, considered luxurious, stood out especially for the rooms on the lower level. They are decorated with painted stucco, painted ceilings and benefit from doors in two wings, two main facades, and on one of them you can see an imposing staircase made of marble mosaic. After 1944, the house was transformed into the headquarters of the Greek Democratic Committee, and on November 14, 1949, the act was signed that created the "Danube Delta" Museum, which was officially opened only on May 1, 1950 The museum occupied two rooms in the entire building and had 872 complementary materials or objects in its heritage. Between 1952-1953, the School Inspectorate of Tulcea county carried out its activity in the same building. Because it was only in 1957 that the first reorganizations of the museum took place. From 1959, a special department of archeology and ethnography operated at the site of the building, but it was closed in 1962. Since 1964, when the aquarium tanks were built at the site of the building, together with the addition of a collection consisting of 1500 biological pieces , plus a voluminous herbarium, the house functioned in its complexity as a natural science museum. Recently the edifice was rehabilitated through a project called "Restoration and Rehabilitation of two heritage buildings from the municipality of Tulcea included in the regional tourist circuits" offering today, through a modern exhibition, the main historical elements of the city of Tulcea, but also of the family Avramides. Also here, various heritage objects from the collections of the Eco-Museum Research Institute "Gavilă Simion" Tulcea are perfectly displayed.

Casa Borș is located in the historical area of ​​the city, a few steps from the "St. Nicolae" Cathedral, the "Jean Bart" Theater, the Avramide House and other heritage buildings. Ștefan Borș, the former owner of this beautiful house, built in 1905 and recently rehabilitated, was born in 1858 in Neamț. After graduating from higher education in Bucharest, he returned to his native county where he began his professional activity as a copyist in the Piatra-Neamț public works constituency office. In 1883, as a young engineer and entrepreneur, he carried out various infrastructure works in Iasi. Fate made him move to Tulcea at the age of 26, in 1884, taking over the management of the County Technical Service, an institution he managed professionally for four years. Six years later, in 1894, at the age of 36, he became the mayor of the municipality of Tulcea; likewise in 1906 and 1911. His political career continued as a senator in the Romanian Parliament. In the 43 years spent here, as an entrepreneur, engineer or politician, 14 schools, 12 churches, 3 barracks, 3 hospitals, a theater, a conference hall and the Fishery Palace were built in Tulcea through his direct involvement. He also rehabilitated the Administrative Palace, the former Pasha Mansion and the current Art Museum, completed the city cadastre, connected the population to the water and electricity network, built streets with paved sidewalks and much more. Ștefan Borș died on June 7, 1928, when the city was in full preparation for the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Dobrogea by the Romanian state. He is buried in the Eternitatea Cemetery in Tulcea alongside his first wife and one of the seven children he had. It is said that he lived in this beautiful building until 1921 when he sold the property to Banca Dunărea. From 1968, the building became the headquarters of the Tulcea Garrison Command, or the Army House as it was known by all Tulcea residents. The building has been recently rehabilitated and is worth admiring, even if it cannot be visited.

The building on Progresului str. (formerly Sf. Nicolae str., at no. 14, corner with Ștefan cel Mare str., at no. 4), which was located at the beginning of the century 20th in the ownership of Haim and David Feimblat, it was intended for housing on the first floor and commercial space on the ground floor, an organization preserved even after nationalization. The stores "La Brăileanul" and S.A. operated here over time. The sole - for shoes, "La Rampa Podgorenilor" - for drinks, the mixed trade of the OCL, but also the workshops of the Unirea Cooperative. Source of information and photos: https://mistereledunarii.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/casa-fantomelor-de-spioni/

The Swiss House in Tulcea is the former headquarters of the Austrian Consulate, mentioned as such in 1864, being built on 9 Mai street (formerly Paul Stătescu). It is extremely different in the landscape of the place, unique in the entire Tulcean landscape with its architecture that recalls both German and Dobrogean specifics. Unfortunately, the building is today in an advanced state of disrepair. But it is worth mentioning to make you aware of how different and cosmopolitan Tulcea was once.

The building was built in 1866 by Lazar Lazarov. In 1927 it was bought by Nicolae Georgescu, lawyer, deputy and senator in the interwar period from the National Peasant Party. In 1932, on the ground floor of the building, were the offices of the grain barn and the cattle fair in Piața Sfântu Gheorghe. Since 1950, SANEPID and several shops have operated here. Currently, the building is owned by the heirs of Nicolae Georgescu, and a pharmacy operates on the ground floor of the building. We invite you to read more details about the story of this historic house at https://mistereledunarii.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/misterele-dunarii-top-10-locul-07-cea-mai-veche-casa-din -tulcea/

The building was built in the second half of the 19th century by the Greek merchant Ilie Lichiardopol, hence the name. After 1940, Teodor Lichiardopol, the rightful heir, sells the building to the Ministry of Public Instruction as a school premises. According to the accounts of some notables from Tulce, in the hall with the mural painting on the first floor of the building, on November 18, 1878, the documents for the takeover of Dobrogea by the Romanian authorities were signed. Unfortunately, the building is a ruin today.

“I am happy that I can leave behind memories related to my work as a teacher, as a supporter of the cultural life of Tulcea and especially as a creative one. My drawings, lithographs and watercolors, the result of more than five decades of work, constitute the gift I leave, out of love, respect and gratitude to the places and people of Tulcea, among whom I lived with my loved ones.” wrote the artist Constantin Găvenea in his autobiography, published in 1988 and entitled “Days Lived with Moments of Sadness”. The building that today houses the “Constantin Găvenea” Memorial House was built in the first decades of the 20th century. The Tulcea artist lived in this house since the fall of 1942, following his detachment from the town of Sarichioi, settling in the city of Tulcea with his family. The house, restored by the Tulcea City Hall, contains five exhibition halls (a hall and four rooms), as well as the master's workshop in the courtyard of the house. Personal objects, manuscripts, books and albums with dedications, photographs, original documents and photocopies are exhibited, all closely related to the life and work of Constantin Găvenea. There are also lithographs, paintings and watercolors executed by the artist in all stages of his creation. The establishment of the Constantin Găvenea Memorial House is considered a tribute to the Great Man, as an example worthy of imitation, a symbolic character of this North-Dobrudzian land that we can be proud of in front of the whole of Europe. IMPORTANT: In order to visit this tourist attraction, please call in advance on +40740074244, from Tuesday to Friday, between 10:00 and 16:00. Thank you!

The house was built in the period 1870-1875, and from 1929 it became the property of Constantin Motomancea, mathematics teacher and director of the high school that today bears the name "Spiru Haret", particularly involved in the socio-cultural life of the city. The building was nationalized in 1950, where the Tulcea Police operated for a while. Fortunately, even though it currently houses a notary's office, this house has recently been rehabilitated and can be admired and photographed from the street.

Located on Isaccei Street, in the central area of ​​the city, unfortunately, the House of Culture of the Trade Unions in Tulcea Municipality has not been dedicated only to culture and arts for some time. It is an institution that operates in one of the most important buildings in the city and which, although it was not intended for this purpose by construction, rents its premises to bars, shops, travel agencies and many others. As Tulceni, we hope that this building will also be renovated in the near future and reorganized into something much more beneficial both for the local community and possibly for tourists.

The cathedral of Tulcea was built on the place where the Romanians from the village of Beștepe had built a small wooden church. The foundation stone of the current church was laid in 1862 by Metropolitan Dionisie of Durostorului, the inscription at the entrance stands as testimony: "This holy place with the patron Saint Hierarch Nicolae, from the city of Tulcea, was built in 1865, during the Turkish rule , next to the old church". The beautiful cathedral has a height of approximately 30m, being in the shape of a cross and following the Byzantine style with three towers. It is built of stone and brick, plastered on the outside, covered with galvanized sheet metal and painted in oil on the inside. The ceiling consists of 15 vaults, supported on 8 massive pillars, made of brick and stone. The painting in Renaissance style was executed in 1905-1906 by the painter-professor D. Marinescu, from the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest.

The "Danube Delta" Ecotourism Museum Center in Tulcea opened its doors to the public on February 25, 2009. Conceived as a complex cultural institution (museum and public aquarium), this wonderful center was created as part of a project carried out by the Program of Romania-Ukraine Neighborhood 2004-2006. The tour of the museum lasts at least an hour, with visitors having the opportunity to learn about the natural and socio-cultural heritage existing in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Thus, in a welcoming and relaxing setting, on the ground and first floor of the museum, visitors have the opportunity to learn about representative aspects of the Danube Delta: the history of its formation, the stages of inhabitation of the deltaic land, the natural environment (flora, fauna, landscapes), occupations traditional customs of the inhabitants of the delta, as well as general tourist information. Species from the flora and fauna of the Danube Delta are presented in a setting that faithfully reproduces the characteristic habitats of the three morphofunctional units of the delta: the fluvial delta, the fluvial-marine delta and the Razim-Sinoe lagoon complex, the visitor being transposed into the wonderful nature of the delta and through the voices of the birds echoing from each diorama. The permanent exhibition also includes two dioramas that present characteristic aspects of the habitats, flora and fauna of other protected areas of national importance in the Dobrogea Plateau, with particular emphasis on the Măcin Mountains National Park. The AQUARIUM, located at the base of the building, is the main attraction of the museum and houses a collection of fish from the delta fauna, as well as exotic, freshwater and marine fish. Aquariums with fish and invertebrate species found in coral reefs are among the most impressive. Through a system of two cylindrical aquariums, arranged concentrically, visitors, and especially children, have the opportunity to experience being for a few minutes in the middle of a reef, surrounded by sharks, fish and corals of varied and impressive shapes and colors , which will delight their eyes. The same sensations can be experienced by going through the tunnel related to the largest pool in the aquarium, where you can admire species of sturgeon, considered to be among the most primitive fish still living on the globe today. Additional information about the aspects presented in the basic exhibition and ecological tourism in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve can be obtained through the info-kiosks, located on each level of the visit, the documentaries running permanently on the displays, the images from the natural and archaeological sites, or explanatory panels. Information from the permanent exhibition is presented in Romanian, English and German. The center also has a reception room with free, wireless access, and for people with locomotor disabilities, an access ramp, elevator and appropriate sanitary facilities are provided. Upon exiting the Center, visitors have the opportunity to purchase various souvenirs, represented by views, albums, maps, small artifacts or handicrafts made by the locals. The Museum Center is without a doubt one of the most important tourist attractions in Tulcea and a place not to be missed, especially for families with children.

In 1931, the building of the Select Cinema was built on Carol street (currently Strada Gării), according to the plans of the architect G. Alois from Galati, the property of the Scultety brothers in association with the merchant David Feimblat. In 1935, the cinema becomes entirely the business of the Scultety family, through the withdrawal of the partner, who sells his share for the sum of 800 lei. To put the cinema into operation, all the equipment was purchased from the company "S.A. Siewens & Shuckert", the representation of the company "Klang film" in Berlin. The cinema, which had a capacity of 600 seats, was operated by the Scultety brothers even after the nationalization in 1948, through a contract concluded with the town hall. Affected by the earthquake of 1977, the cinema building, renamed "7 Noiembrie", was repaired, during which several changes were made which reduced the number of seats to 380. At the same time, the entrance was moved to the opposite side , on Isaccei street, which had become the central artery of the city. In 1990, the name "Select" was restored. This is where the Oblivion Club currently operates. Photo credit: https://mistereledunarii.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/select-de-tulcea/

Dobrogean College of "Spiru Haret" is the oldest secondary/high school institution in Tulcea county. The institution was founded on November 14, 1883 as "The Royal High School for Boys". In 1897 it turned into a high school. The first headquarters of the Gymnasium was the building built between 1864-1867 by Ahmed Rezim Pasha, the mutesharif of Tulcea district. The building was located a little below the current building C of the high school. In 1902, Spiru C. Haret, the Minister of Public Instruction, signs the act that mentions the construction works of the first premises of the first secondary school in Dobrogea. In the period 1925-1926, from the public collection initiated by Constantin Motomancea (the director of the high school at the time), the current north body of the building was built, with C. Hârjeu as architect. Between 1926-1927, the central body was built, according to the plans of the architect Gh. Brătescu. Between 1970-1971, the south wing of the high school was also built. It is good to know that in the years 1903-1941 the institution was called "Prince Carol High School". In 1971, it was named after the illustrious mathematician and Minister of Education Spiru Haret. Since 1996, the high school has been called Dobrogean College "Spiru Haret", being one of the most impressive buildings in the entire Tulcea Municipality.

Tulcea City Hall has set up the permanent outdoor historical exhibition "Tulcea of ​​the past" on the fence of the city Penitentiary. The exhibition was made through a partnership between the Municipality of Tulcea, the Tulcea Penitentiary, the County Directorate for Culture and the "Gavrilă Simion" Eco-Museum Research Institute. It consists of panels printed with photos from the history of the city and the related explanations and extends over a length of 221m, with a lighting system including at night.

"IVAN PATZAICHIN" PROMENADE The promenade of Tulcea has recently gone through an extensive renovation and modernization process. This is named after "Ivan Patzaichin", the great Romanian canoeist and one of the most successful athletes in the world. Born and raised in the Danube Delta, of Lipovan ethnicity, during the 17 years dedicated to performance sports, he participated in 5 editions of the Olympic Games, being a quadruple gold laureate and triple silver laureate. The great Ivan passed away in 2021 and as a sign of appreciation for all the honor brought to Tulcea county and the whole of Romania, the cliff bears his name today. This is the heart of the city, a promenade for both locals and tourists. It is about 2km long and stretches from the Railway Station, one of the emblematic buildings of the city, to the memorial complex. "IVAN PATZAICHIN" MEMORIAL ENSEMBLE The memorial ensemble dedicated to the great Romanian champion was inaugurated in 2023 on the cliff that bears his name. This new architectural and artistic landmark of the city includes: • COLUMN – Symbolizing the countless strokes of the paddle through the water • METOPA – The stages of his life transposed through a spectacular mosaic • THE STOPPED WAVE AND THE SETTING HEART – Made by shipbuilding technology • THE WATER COLLECTOR – A symbolic link between the flow of the Danube and that of time • GARDEN – A connector of the whole ensemble to nature Without a doubt, the column is the main element and impresses with its dimensions. You will be able to see all the performances of the Romanian canoeist engraved on it. We recommend that you visit this place especially at sunset, when the colors of the sun reflect impressively in all the paddles. RECOMMENDATION: Visit this place at sunset! You will admire how the sunlight "floods" the entire cliff and how it reflects in the paddles of the column. Capture the moment and don't forget to include the hashtag #tusitulcea if you post the photos on Instagram.

The building was built in 1868, being ordered by the governor of Sangeac Tulcea, Ismail Bey Paşa, as the headquarters for the Turkish high school. The building was erected through the contributions of the inhabitants and with the financial support of the Circassians established in the city, who, being exempt from taxes for a while, offered money for its construction. After Ismail Bey Pasha's forced departure from the city, the building remained unused for a while and was then turned into a barracks. Since 1878, the premises have been used as the seat of the Tulcea City Hall and since 1968 of the People's Council of the city of Tulcea. In recent years, the building housed the headquarters of some companies, the most recent being Deltacons. As in the case of the former Turkish school, we hope that this historic building will be rehabilitated and utilized for cultural-tourist purposes.

The Turkish School operated next to the Aziziye Window, being inaugurated in 1863, during the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz. The building was built in the architectural style specific to the period, with a ground floor, a first floor and a hipped roof. In this area was the Turkish slum, where the main public edifices of the city, which became the residence of the sangeac, were located: the window, the pasha's mansion, the bazaar, the port and others. We hope that this historic building will regain its former glory and importance.

The building that once housed the former Teodorof "Cireșica" sausage factory has a long history, which dates back to March 1879. In that year, this building housed the headquarters of the Ottoman Consulate in Tulcea, and the first Ottoman consul in the history of the city was housed here - Paul Naum Efendi. The choice of a building to house the Ottoman Consulate was not easy because it had to be in a considered "relatively" neutral area of ​​the city, which was free of arrogance, but with a wall and was accessible to the Turkish community. The building once housed the acaretres of the Tulcean defterdar, and at that time it was a one-story house with wooden and glass balconies, something very beautiful and eye-catching. The door of the building was a monumental gate, a true work of art typical of Ottoman, of which the stone masonry foundation with sand and hydraulic lime is still preserved today. In 1902, Paul Naum Efendi is replaced by Dimitraki Teododosyadi Efendi, who lasts as consul until the beginning of the First World War. He is also the one who completely restores the appearance of the building. For the facade of the building, he hired a Levantine craftsman, a specialist in combining several architectural styles (neoclassical, baroque, Ottoman Gothic). All these changes take place around 1913, when the building becomes a reference for the whole city. After the end of the First World War, the building had several owners. The last was Fany Ellman before the state confiscated the building and gave it to Societe Anonime Române "Prague", which made sausages and canned meat. In Tulcea, this society was represented by Ioan and Virginia Teodoru. In 1948, the building that had been transformed into a factory was nationalized and would receive the name "Dolphin", but the most beautiful house in Tulcea would become, in 1949, a neighborhood pub, when it would also receive the name "Cireșica". which will remain in the collective mind for a long time. After the Revolution of 1989, the house was rented to a refrigeration equipment repair company, then it was sold to the tenant for 149,000 lei. It eventually ended up in the property of a real estate developer from Tulcea who took no action to repair or restore it. During all this time, the building has been constantly deteriorating. In November 2020, the "Cireșica" House was bought by Ion Luchian out of a desire to be rehabilitated. Credits: https://dobrogealive.ro/o-cladire-monument-istoric-din-tulcea-va-fi-restaurata-istoria-tumultoasa-a-casei-ciresica/

The building, located on str. 9 Mai, no. 4, entered in the List of Historical Monuments (code TL-II-m-B -05972), was built around 1911, in the neo-Romanian style. Its owner was Alexandru Calafeteanu, a professor from Tulcea, who owned it until 1947. Between 1958 and 2005, it performed several public functions: the House of Pioneers, a space managed by the Tulcea "Danube Delta" Museum, originally intended for the collection of fine art and later that of folk art and ethnography. The building was retroceded in 2005 to the descendants of Alexandru Calafeteanu, and is currently a private residence.

Visiting and purchasing works of fine and decorative art from the Art Galleries of the "Union of Fine Artists (UAP)" in Romania - Tulcea Branch can be done from Monday to Friday, between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM. However, for various purchases outside of business hours, please call 0754407692.

The station building was built in 1972, being one of the most special buildings in Tulcea Municipality. It was made according to the plans of the architect Irina Rosetti. Special at Tulcea Train Station is its tri-lobed plan, which takes the directions of the three axes that lead to the building; the river line, the cliff line and the road from the city center. The boat-looking building was conceived as a moor consisting of three arches – three half-boats that give the impression to the passenger on the ship that this building is rotating. The building houses the waiting room, the ticket offices, the information desk, the hand luggage store and the station master's office. The station has 4 lines (about 300 m long each) and 3 platforms. In 1990, passenger trains departing and arriving from here had 11 cars (the Bucharest express) or 9 cars (the personal and Constanta trains). Here you will also be able to admire a beautiful vintage steam locomotive in very good condition.

The Azizyie Mosque in Tulcea was built in 1863, during the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz, to whom it is dedicated and from which its name comes. It is one of the largest mosques built by the Ottoman Empire on the territory of Dobrogea, made of carved stone with a thickness of 85 cm. The beautiful construction is equipped with an impressive number of windows (32), their location being 18 in the upper area and ensuring natural lighting for the interior terrace that surrounds the glass on three sides and a number of 14 windows in the lower area. From the beginning, a Turkish school functioned next to the window, which had its headquarters in the building at (currently) 4 Independence Street, still existing today. The window minaret, still visible today, dates back to 1897, when it was rebuilt with funds made available by the Ministry of Religion and Public Instruction.