Bucharest Army Arsenal

[7] On 23 November 1861, the Artillery Material Establishments Directorate (Direcția Stabilimentelor de Material de Artilerie) composed of the Army Arsenal, the Army Pyrotechnics, and the Powder Factory which was located in Târgșor near Ploiești, was established.

[8] Within the Arsenal, construction started on a Weapons Factory (Manufactura de Arme) in July 1863.

[10] After the proclamation of the Kingdom of Romania in 1881, Carol I ordered that a steel crown from one of the cannons captured during the War of Independence should be manufactured at the Army Arsenal for himself.

[11] Designed by Theodor Aman, the Steel Crown of Romania was forged by the students and professional soldiers of the Arsenal from the front part of the barrel of a Krupp gun captured during the Battle of Plevna.

[12][13] In 1909, Aurel Vlaicu was commissioned by the Ministry of War to build his aircraft at the Army Arsenal.

[15] During the First World War, in 1916, a number of 45 Model 1880 75 mm Krupp guns were modified for anti-aircraft use at the Arsenal.

Main building and gate of the Army Arsenal
Vlaicu's aircraft at the Arsenal