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I will post here photos I made in last months in Bucharest, where I live, as well in some places in Romania which I visited.
Magheru Boulevard was developed mostly in the 1930s and early 1940s, being one of Europe's finest modernist (bordered by blocks in Modernist style) boulevards at its time. Presently most of the buildings are in disrepair and even danger to fall at a next big earthquake (several fell at the 1977 earthquake).
Brătianu Boulevard is a continuation of Magheru and Bălcescu thoroughfare. It was enlarged in the 1930s by demolition of a row of buildings on each side. The media screen is the second biggest in Europe after the one in Piccadilly Cyrcus in London.
Victory Avenue - is Bucharest most famous and emblematic road, with a great architectural variety. Originally linked the inner city with the road to Brașov (city in Transylvania) and from late 17th century was known as Road of Mogoșoaia because outside the city at Mogoșoaia was a princely palace, favourite residence of Constantin Brâncoveanu, ruller of Wallachia.
very cool to see scenes of Bucharest. I certainly appreciate it.
I'd be curious to see some good people-oriented scenes as well. People out in cafes, or walking down some quaint street....but actually anything and everything is interesting to see.
Revolution Square, known before 1947 as Palace Square, is where the former Royal Palace (now National Art Museum), the Romanian Athenaeum (a concert hall built in 1888 considered the symbol of the city and its most beautiful 19th century building), the University Library, the former Senate, a beautiful 18th century church are found. Is one of city's finest squares.
very cool to see scenes of Bucharest. I certainly appreciate it.
I'd be curious to see some good people-oriented scenes as well. People out in cafes, or walking down some quaint street....but actually anything and everything is interesting to see.
I don't have such pictures, but I made also some videos on the streets where beside architecture you can see how people look:
Palace of the Parliament is world's heaviest building and second by volume to Pentagon according to many evaluations.
The Palace measures 270 m (890 ft) by 240 m (790 ft), 86 m (282 ft) high, and 92 m (302 ft) underground. Estimates of the materials used include one million cubic meters of marble, 3,500 tonnes of crystal — 480 chandeliers, 700,000 tonnes of steel and bronze for monumental doors and windows, chandeliers and capitals; 900,000 m2 (9,700,000 sq ft) of wood. Constructing the Palace and Centrul Civic required demolishing much of Bucharest's historic district, including 19 Orthodox Christian churches, six Jewish synagogues, three Protestant churches (plus eight relocated churches), and 30,000 residences.
Presently, it houses the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies as well as other gouvernment departments (the Goufernment is anyway located in another Palace). Since 2005 a large part of the palace was converted into National Museum of Contemporary Art, with two exterior elevators. Many of the spaces are for rent for congresses and other events.
Feeling slightly homesick, great photos! Bucharest certainly has some very fotogenic buildings.
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