Tulcea - Airport City Founded in the 7th century BC by the Dacians, Tulcea or Aegyssus, as the city was known in antiquity, was conquered by the Romans who rebuilt it after their plans, their technique and architectural vision. The town was successively under Byzantine (5th - 7th century), Genoese (10th - 13th century) and Ottoman rule before finally being reunited with Romania in 1878.The most important tourist sites include St. Nicholas' Church (1865), the Azzizie Mosque (1924), the Danube Delta History Museum, the Art Museum, and the History and Archeology Museum. Other sites well worth visiting are: Danube Delta Natural History Museum, Art Museum, Folk Art & Ethnographic Museum and History & Archeology Museum.