University Square

University Square is located in city centre, near the University of Bucharest. It is served by . Four statues can be found in the University Square, in front of the university; they depict Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Michael the Brave, Gheorghe Lazăr and Spiru Haret.
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Photo: Aleksandr Osipov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: public square in downtown Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Piata Universitatii”, “Piata Universitaţii”, “Piata Universitătii”, “Piata Universităţii”, “Piaţa Universitaţii”, and “University Square, Bucharest”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bucharest Russian Church and Suțu Palace.

Church
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St. Nicholas Russian Church is located in central , , just off University Square. is situated 150 metres southeast of University Square.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 110 metres east of University Square.

Theater building
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The Odeon Theatre is a theatre in , … is situated 190 metres northwest of University Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucharest Old Town and Centrul Civic.

Suburb
Photo: Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 2.0.
The Old Town is located in the center of , Romania, and is known for its nightlife.

Suburb
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is a district in central …

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in western …

University Square

Latitude
44.43498° or 44° 26′ 6″ north
Longitude
26.1009° or 26° 6′ 3″ east
Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
8GP8C4M2+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 237750835
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7117286
Wiki­data ID
Q1850614
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“University Square” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Unibertsitate plaza (Bukarest)”
  • Basque: “Unibertsitate plaza”
  • Catalan: “Plaça de la Universitat”
  • Chinese: “大学广场”
  • Chinese: “大學廣場”
  • Czech: “Univerzitní Náměstí”
  • Dutch: “Piața Universității”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الجامعه”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Universitata”
  • Extremaduran: “Piața Universității”
  • French: “place de l’Université”
  • French: “Place de l’Université”
  • German: “Universitätsplatz”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Πανεπιστημίου”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר האוניברסיטה”
  • Hindi: “विश्वविद्यालय चौक”
  • Hungarian: “Egyetem tér”
  • Indonesian: “Piaţa Universităţii”
  • Indonesian: “Piața Universității”
  • Italian: “Piazza dell’Università”
  • Italian: “Piazza Università”
  • Japanese: “ユニバーシティスクエア”
  • Japanese: “大学広場 (ブカレスト)”
  • Japanese: “大学広場”
  • Korean: “유니버시티 스퀘어”
  • Polish: “Plac Uniwersytecki”
  • Romanian: “Piața Universității”
  • Spanish: “Piața Universității”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de la Universidad”
  • Swedish: “Universitetstorget”
  • Ukrainian: “Університетська площа”

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