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The Transfagarasan Highwayby ~kissadam

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The famous place in Romania, The Transfagarasan Highway.

The Transfăgărăşan (trans (over, across) + Făgăraş) or DN7C is the highest and most dramatic paved road in Romania. Built as a strategic military route, the 90 km of twists and turns run North to South across the tallest sections of the Carpathian Mountains, between the highest peak in the country, Moldoveanu, and the second highest, Negoiu. The road connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia, and the cities of Sibiu and Piteşti.
The road was constructed between 1970 and 1974, during the rule of Nicolae Ceauşescu. It came as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union. Ceauşescu wanted to ensure quick military access across the mountains in the event the Soviets attempted a similar move into Romania. Consequently, the road was built mainly with military forces, at a high cost both financially and from a human standpoint—roughly 6 million kilograms of dynamite were used on the northern face, and about 40 soldiers lost their lives in building accidents. Due to this, the road is referred to as "Ceauşescu's folly".

In September 2009 the cast and crew of the British television show Top Gear were seen filming along the road.[2] The segment appeared in first episode of Series 14, which first aired November 15, 2009. Host Jeremy Clarkson claimed they had made a mistake in naming the Stelvio Pass as the best road in the world and instead Transfăgărăşan should have this title.

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~gala19452000 Aug 3, 2010 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

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~yanoschick Jul 23, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

yeah i've seen that episode. must been phenomenal experience. thank you for comment and description

~carmencytha Jul 4, 2010

Pacat de drumul care uneste Transfagarasanul de lacul Vidraru.. Iti rupi masina in doua aclo.Cum Ceausescu a fost in stare sa construiasca Transfagarasanul, ar trebui sa poata si cei de acum sa refaca cealalta parte a soselei, chiar e pacat. Romania e o tara foarte frumosa, cu multe bogatii, dar nu e exploatata destul din punct de vedere turistic..

~azzazell Jul 2, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

nu prea e highway mai mult road acum, dragutz !

~kissadam Jul 1, 2010

cum sa fie autostrada?

e un drum mic, cu sens dus intors, si este unde numa DUS sau INTORS este pentru ca sunt multe accidente.. pietr, zapada, etc

~zora-iuga Jun 30, 2010

e autostrada? oricum ii acasa.

~kissadam Jun 30, 2010

i know..

~ukwreckdiver Jun 30, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

Looks fascinating

~cell172 Jun 30, 2010

I've wanted to go there since I saw that Top Gear episode.

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