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Nejmeh Square (Arabic: ساحة النجمة) or Place de l'Étoile is the central square in the Downtown area of Beirut, Lebanon. It is home to the Lebanese Parliament and its complementary buildings, two cathedrals, a museum, and several cafes and restaurants. Most notable for its Art Deco architecture, the square has become a recognizable ...
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă București) (IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre. [1] It is currently one of the two airports serving the capital of Romania.
Palace of the Parliament. 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. The Palace reaches a height of 84 m (276 ...
RATB, Bucharest Metro. The National Museum of Art of Romania (Romanian: Muzeul Național de Artă al României) is located in the Royal Palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest. [ 1 ] It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family.
History. Avenue des Français was created out of the widening of the former Rue Minet El Hosn during the period of the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon as part of an urban renewal project planned for the capital. [ 1 ] It was Beirut's first seaside promenade. [ 2 ] The levee along the waterfront was enlarged with the wreckage from the old town ...
The Beirut Central District is the historical and geographical core of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Also called downtown Beirut, [2] it has been described as the “vibrant financial, commercial, and administrative hub of the country.” [3] It is thousands of years old, with a traditional focus of business, finance, culture, and leisure. [4]
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 September 1872.
Beirut (/ b eɪ ˈ r uː t / bay-ROOT; [3] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, [4] which makes it the fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the seventeenth-largest in the Arab world.