Category: Things to See in Bucharest

November 15, 2007

Things to see – Bucharest

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Driving around the city centre in Bucharest, you wouldn’t be wrong in sensing that the place has an air of French influence about it, for example the wide boulevarded streets and the Arcul de Triumf.  This is because …

November 14, 2007

Revolution Square and Mineriada – Bucharest, Romania

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Romania’s bloody revolutions of December 1989 and June 1990 remain some of the country’s darkest moments in modern history.  At Revolution Square this afternoon, we are reminded of the bloody murders of hundreds of people, hundreds of others were …

November 13, 2007

Parliament Palace (Palatul Parlamentului) – Bucharest Romania

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Romania’s most famous landmark is Paltul Parlamentului, or more commonly known as Casa Poporului.  It was built during the darkest days of the regime of Nicolae Ceausescu.  It is 12 storeys high and comprises some 5,000 rooms.  The …