Free mobile app reveals Romanian historic buildings’ stories

Urban Story is a mobile app launched by Colegiul Pro Foundation with the support of ING Bank that reveals the stories of old buildings in Romania. The app is a modern guide dedicated to those who want to discover historic buildings Bucharest, Brasov, Iasi, Cluj, Timisoara, Craiova, and Constanta. It provides information about the buildings’ former owners, and about the families who lived there. The app also presents other interesting facts such as the year of construction, or the name of the architect. The information was collected and verified by a team of historians and architects, reports local Mediafax. The content is available in Romanian and English. Users can choose the language, and the city they want to discover. The app is available in PlayStore and AppStore. More information is available on the project’s web page here. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com