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As part of the project, Bulevardul Unirii was to be Communist Romania's answer to Paris's Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Construction began on June 25, 1984. [1] Initially called Bulevardul Victoria Socialismului (Victory of Socialism Boulevard), the road is lined with apartment blocks and various public buildings of socialist-realism inspiration ...
Bucharest suffered significant damage due to Allied bombing during World War II and the devastating earthquake of March 4, 1977.However, neither of these events changed the face of the city more than the Ceaușescan "redevelopment schemes" of the 1980s, under which an overall area of 5.9 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) of the historic center of Bucharest was affected, [2] including monasteries ...
The square is standing face-to-face with the Palace of the Parliament (biggest building in Europe) and it is bisected by Bulevardul Unirii (Union Boulevard) and by Bulevardul Libertății (Liberty Boulevard). [1] The square is one of the best places to organize concerts and parades of Bucharest.
The National Library of Romania (Romanian: Biblioteca Națională a României) is the national library of Romania, located at 22 Unirii Boulevard in central Bucharest. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in Romania. The construction cost was €110 million. [1]
The square is a significant transportation hub, containing the Piața Unirii metro station and a major interchange for STB buses; there is also a tram terminal near the southwest corner. The Unirea Shopping Center , the Cocor department store and a large taxi stand are located on the east side of this square, while the historic Hanul lui Manuc ...
Bulevardul Lascăr Catargiu is a major thoroughfare in Sector 1 of Bucharest, Romania, linking Victory Square with Piața Romană. Originally, the boulevard was part of Strada Colței, a longer road that also included today's Magheru , Nicolae Bălcescu , and Ion C. Brătianu Boulevards.
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The city is located in the center of the county, 100 km north-east of Bucharest, in the south-east of Romania, taking up a total area of 81.3 km 2 (31.4 sq mi), at the outermost curvature of the Subcarpathian foothills, at the crossroads of the three main Romanian historical provinces: Wallachia, Transylvania, and Moldavia.