The historic monuments of Romania cover the whole history of the country, from the Dacian fortresses and the Greek colonies of Dobruja to Brâncuși's ensemble at Târgu Jiu and the memorials of the 20th century. The category brings together archaeological sites, commemorative monuments, statues and the landmark buildings of the cities, but also the churches and fortresses that are heritage monuments at the same time. Many are on the UNESCO list or the national list of historic monuments and can be visited freely, in the open air; others are run as museums.
The Dacian fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, with Sarmizegetusa Regia at their head, are the most important ancient sites; in Dobruja, Histria Citadel is the oldest city on Romanian territory. The modern era left the Endless Column and the Gate of the Kiss at Târgu Jiu, the Rock Sculpture of Decebalus carved into the cliff at the Danube Gorges, and the Sighet Memorial, in the former political prison.
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Top 20Romania's largest bastion fortress, a seven-pointed star built by the Habsburgs in 1715–1738 at Alba Iulia; baroque gates, cathedrals, the Union Hall and a changing of the guard, all with free access.
Top 20A Saxon-built, still-inhabited medieval walled town on a hill above the Târnava Mare, with guild towers and the famous Clock Tower; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
Top 20The church founded by Stephen the Great in 1488, painted on the outside with the Last Judgment on a background of "Voroneț blue"; a UNESCO site near Gura Humorului.
Top 20The cemetery in Săpânța with over 800 oak crosses painted blue, showing naive scenes from the lives of those buried there and witty epitaphs in verse; begun in 1935 by the craftsman Stan Ioan Pătraș.
Top 20The capital of the Dacian kingdom, hidden in the beech forests of the Orăștie Mountains: the walls of Decebalus's fortress, the paved road and the sacred area with andesite and limestone sanctuaries, a UNESCO site.
Top 20Romania's largest Gothic church, built by the Saxons of Brașov between 1383 and 1477; inside are the 1839 Buchholz organ and a rare collection of Anatolian carpets.
Top 20The 29.35 m column of brass-coated cast-iron modules raised by Constantin Brâncuși in 1938 in Târgu Jiu for the heroes of 1916: the eastern end of the “Heroes' Avenue” ensemble, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Top 20The Art Nouveau building on the Constanța seafront, opened in 1910, left to decay after 1990 and reopened in 2025 after restoration, with exhibitions on its history and on the Black Sea.
Top 100The Orthodox cathedral inside Alba Carolina Fortress, built in 1921–1922 for the coronation of Ferdinand and Marie as king and queen of Greater Romania, with a 58 m bell tower and royal portraits in fresco.
Top 100The main square of old Sibiu, about 140 by 90 metres, enclosed by merchants' houses with "eyes" in their roofs, by the Brukenthal Palace, the Jesuit church and the Council Tower.
Top 100The concert hall in the heart of Bucharest, built in 1886–1888 and paid for largely by public subscription: Ionic columns outside, a fresco over 70 m long telling the story of the Romanians inside.
Top 100The former Sighet prison, where the political elite of interwar Romania died, turned by Ana Blandiana and Romulus Rusan into the first museum of communism in Eastern Europe; over 50 cells made into exhibition rooms.
Top 100The main square of old Brașov, lined with merchants' houses and dominated by the Council House, the old town hall with its watchtower, now the County History Museum, with Tâmpa as a backdrop.
Top 100The church built in 1530 by chancellor Toader Bubuiog under Petru Rareș, painted outside in shades of red, with an open porch and Vasile Lupu's tower; a UNESCO site.
Top 100Neagoe Basarab's foundation of 1515–1517, with the twisted towers and stone lacework of the legend of Master Manole, and Romania's royal necropolis, from Carol I to Michael I.
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