București
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Romanian Atheneum and National Cathedral.
Romanian Atheneum
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's most prestigious concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu Festival.
National Cathedral
Church
Photo: MIHAIL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Cathedral, also known as the People's Salvation Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, built to serve as the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Triumphal Arch
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Arcul de Triumf is a triumphal arch located on the Kiseleff Road, in the northern part of Bucharest, Romania. The monument, designed by Petre Antonescu, was built in 1921–22, renovated in 1935–36, and renovated again starting in 2014.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voluntari and Popești-Leordeni.
Voluntari
Town
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Voluntari is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located at a distance of 1 km from the northern border of Bucharest and is thus frequently viewed as a suburb of Bucharest. Voluntari is situated 10 km northeast of București.
Popești-Leordeni
Town
Popești-Leordeni is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, 9 km south of downtown Bucharest, although from the northern edge of the town to the southern edge of Bucharest the distance is less than 100 m. Popești-Leordeni is situated 10 km southeast of București.
București
- Also known as: “Bucuresti”, “Bucureşti”, “Municipiul Bucureşti”, and “RO321”
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.4398° or 44° 26′ 23″ northLongitude
26.0757° or 26° 4′ 32″ eastPopulation
1,720,000Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
8GP8C3QG+W7GeoNames ID
683504
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In Other Languages
“București” goes by many names.
- French: “Bucarest”
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Localities in the Area
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