Piața Unirii
Piața Unirii is the largest square in central Bucharest, Romania, and one of the largest public spaces in Europe, being located immediately south of the old town and within the boundaries of Sectors 3.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: square in Bucharest, Romania
- Also known as: “Piata Unirii”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Old Court Princely Palace and Unirea Shopping Center.
The Old Court Princely Palace
Photo: Stefan Jurca, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Curtea Veche was built as a palace or residence during the rule of Vlad III Dracula in 1459. Archaeological excavations started in 1953, and now the site is operated by the Muzeul Municipiului București in the historic centre of Bucharest, Romania.
Unirea Shopping Center
Shopping center
Photo: Stratoreaper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unirea Shopping Center is a chain of two large shopping centres, the initial one being located in Unirii Square, Bucharest, Romania, and the second one in Brașov.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centrul Civic and Bucharest Old Town.
Centrul Civic
Suburb
Photo: VictorCozmei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centrul Civic is a district in central Bucharest, Romania, which was completely rebuilt in the 1980s as part of the scheme of systematization under the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, which included the construction of new civic centres in the Romanian cities.
Bucharest Old Town
Suburb
Photo: Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 2.0.
The Old Town is located in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and is known for its nightlife. Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard crosses the historic center from north to south, dividing this area into two approximately equal parts.
Tineretului
Neighborhood
Tineretului is a small neighborhood in south Bucharest, Romania in Sector 4, close to the city center, named after the nearby Tineretului Park. It is one of the preferred neighborhoods by people seeking to buy an apartment.
Piața Unirii
- Categories: square and tourist attraction
- Location: Sector 3, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Piața Unirii” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Piața Unirii”
- Dutch: “Piața Unirii”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الاتحاد”
- Esperanto: “Piața Unirii”
- Esperanto: “Placo de la Unio”
- French: “piata Unirii”
- French: “piața Unirii”
- French: “place de l’Unification”
- French: “place de l’Union”
- French: “Place de l’Union”
- German: “Piața Unirii”
- German: “Platz der Einheit”
- German: “Vereinigungsplatz”
- Italian: “piața Unirii”
- Italian: “Piața Unirii”
- Polish: “Piața Unirii”
- Portuguese: “Praça da União”
- Romanian: “Piața Unirii din București”
- Romanian: “Piața Unirii”
- Spanish: “Piața Unirii”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piata Unirii Tram Station and Palatul de Justiție.
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