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House of the Free Press. / 44.480907; 26.071261. The House of the Free Press ( Romanian: Casa Presei Libere ), known under Communist rule as Casa Scînteii, 'House of The Spark [newspaper]', is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007. [1]
Bucharest is the eighth largest city in the European Union by population within city limits, behind Warsaw, Poland and one position ahead of Budapest, Hungary . Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania and the richest capital and city in the region, having surpassed Budapest since 2017.
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 ft), [1] has a floor ...
The Memorial of Rebirth ( Memorialul Renașterii in Romanian) is a memorial in Bucharest, Romania that commemorates the struggles and victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which overthrew Communism. The memorial complex was inaugurated in August 2005 in Revolution Square, where Romania's Communist-era dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, was ...
Manuc's Inn ( Romanian: Hanul lui Manuc, pronounced [ˈhanu (l) luj maˈnuk]) is the oldest operating hotel building in Bucharest, Romania. It also houses a popular restaurant, several bars, a coffee-house, and (facing the street) several stores and an extensive bar. Its massive, multiply balconied courtyard hosted many performances and fairs ...
Sea of flowers before the Royal Palace to mourn the death of Queen Anne of Romania. The Royal Palace ( Romanian: Palatul Regal) of Bucharest, known as Palace of the Republic (Romanian: Palatul Republicii) between 1948 and 1990, is a monumental building situated in the capital of Romania, on Calea Victoriei.
The Monument to the Heroes of the Air ( Romanian: Monumentul Eroilor Aerului ), located in the Aviators' Square, on Aviators' Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, was built between 1930 and 1935 by sculptors Lidia Kotzebue [ ro] (1885–1944), and by Iosif Fekete [ ro]. [1] The structure, 20 m (65.6 ft) high, is made up of bronze sculptures resting ...
The Romanian Cultural Institute ( Romanian: Institutul Cultural Român, ICR), headquartered in Bucharest, was established in 2004 on the older institutional framework provided by the Romanian Cultural Foundation and before 1989 by the Institute for the Cultural Relations Abroad. Since 2005 it has undergone a tremendous development that has seen ...