University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila

The construction of the Faculty of Medicine has been completed and inaugurated on October 12th1903, the day that Carol Davilas statue has been inaugurated. The initiative of building a monument for Davila was taken at the first national medical congress, held in Bucharest in October 1884. The statue, valuable work of Carol Stork, was cast in bronze in the studios of the Bucharest School of Arts and Crafts.

The inauguration of the Palace represents an important date in the evolution of the medical education in Bucharest. The new place has brought great improvements to the functioning of the laboratories, the organizing of the practical works and the entire didactical activity. For a while, it also hosted a part of the Pharmacy section.

Despite of the difficulties encountered, the national School of Medicine and Pharmacy has developed gradually, and on November 12th1869, the establishment of the Bucharest Faculty of Medicine became possible. The Faculty opened its