The faces of Bucharest, the mysterious faces that guard the vintage houses in the city. Mascaroni and their fascinating story
“Faces of Bucharest”, the project of a dreamer who inventories and documents the old mascaroni scattered all over the city, before they disappear for good. Photo credit Mihai Barbu via b365.ro
Of all the architectural elements that beautify Bucharest's period buildings, the mysterious mascaronis continue to amaze and attract the passer-by attentive to details.
Perhaps you have also wondered what these masks represent, what is their purpose, who and why placed them on the facades of the houses.
They are amazing faces made of stone, terracotta or stucco, they have seen better times in their lives and, above all, they stubbornly remain fixed on the often rickety and crumbling facades of the old houses in Bucharest. It continues to protect them over time.
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