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The Palace of the Parliament (Romanian: Palatul Parlamentului), also known as the House of the Republic (Casa Republicii) or People's House/People's Palace (Casa Poporului), is the seat of the Parliament of Romania, located atop Dealul Spirii in Bucharest, the national capital.
Piața Constituției, as seen from the balcony of the Palace of the Parliament. Piața Constituției (Romanian for "Constitution Square") is one of the largest squares in the centre of Bucharest, Romania.
Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is the site of 100 completed high-rises, 6 of which stand taller than 100 metres (328 ft) and 58 of which stand taller than 60 metres (197 ft). [1]
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The People's Salvation Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului; People's Redemption Cathedral a better translation of the name), also known as the National Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Națională), is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral under construction in Bucharest to serve as the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church. [21]
Bucharest (UK: / ˌ b uː k ə ˈ r ɛ s t / ⓘ BOO-kə-REST, US: / ˈ b uː k ə r ɛ s t /-rest; Romanian: București [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Romania.The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania.
Until 24 August 1944, a villa, called Casa Nouă ("The New House"), existed behind the Royal Palace, on the site occupied nowadays by the Sala Palatului concert hall. [1] [2] [3] This was the house in which the royal family actually lived, since the new Royal Palace contained mainly official, large spaces.
Also in 1968, works began on rebuilding the road, replacing the cobblestone with asphalt and extending the main avenue (then named Armata Poporului, Păcii and RSR respectively, now named Iuliu Maniu Avenue) towards the city limits on the existing road to Ciorogârla, during the construction works for the A1 motorway, which opened in 1972.