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1906 – Bucharest Jubilee Exhibition held. [17] 1909 Bucharest Russian Church built. Saint Basil the Great Cathedral opened. 1912 – Military Circle built. [1] 1913 – City hosts signing of the Treaty of Bucharest (1913). 1914 – Anglican Church (Bucharest) built. 1916 6 December: German occupation of city begins. [10] [19]
The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early ... there are 18 Roman Catholic places of worship in Bucharest, including Bărăţia (built in 1741 ...
Bucharest's radius, from University Square to the city limits in all directions, varies from 10 to 12 km (6 to 7 mi). Until recently, the regions surrounding Bucharest were largely rural, but after 1989, suburbs started to be built around Bucharest, in the surrounding Ilfov County.
The Vrancea earthquake of 4 March 1977 gave Ceaușescu a pretext to demolish parts of old Bucharest. [14] He wanted a civic center more in line with the country's political stance and started a reconstruction plan of Bucharest based on the socialist realism style. [5] The House of the Republic was the centrepiece of Ceaușescu's project.
In the case of old houses from the 1st half of the 19th century or even from the Phanariote period (1711/1716-1821), which had huge gardens, the owners built a new bigger one for them in the Belle Époque, and gave the old one to the servants, as it is the case of Strada Negustori no. 4 in Bucharest.
The fortifications of Bucharest are a ring of thirty six fortifications (18 forts and 18 batteries) built in late 19th century that surround Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
The original North railway station was built between 1868—1872. The foundation stone was placed on 10 September 1868 in the presence of King Carol I of Romania. The building was designed as a U-shaped structure. The first railways between Roman – Galați – Bucharest – Pitești were put into service on 13
The triggering event of systematization in Bucharest was the major earthquake of 1977, which predominantly struck edifices built before World War II (preceded by another major earthquake, that of November 10, 1940), while the structures dating from the communist era held out well.