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Royal Palace of Bucharest

The Royal Palace of , known as Palace of the Republic between 1948 and 1990, is a monumental building situated in the capital of , on Calea Victoriei.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Royal Palace”
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Art of Romania and Romanian Atheneum.

Museum
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is located in the Royal Palace in , central . It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family.

Theater building
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The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of , , 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. is situated 240 metres northeast of Royal Palace of Bucharest.

Square
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is a square in central , on Calea Victoriei. Known as Palace Square until 1989, it was renamed after the Romanian Revolution of December 1989. is situated 160 metres southeast of Royal Palace of Bucharest.

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. Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard crosses the historic center from north to south, dividing this area into two approximately equal parts.

Suburb
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is a district in central , , 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.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , . The neighborhood is dominated by red brick buildings and glass buildings. Main intersections/squares are Perla, Square, Alexandru Lahovari Square, Charles de Gaulle Square, and Quito Square.

Royal Palace of Bucharest

Latitude
44.43951° or 44° 26′ 22″ north
Longitude
26.09586° or 26° 5′ 45″ east
Elevation
89 metres (292 feet)
Inception
1928
Levels
4
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 232472401
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8411007
Wiki­data ID
Q3361220
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Royal Palace of Bucharest” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Palau Reial de Bucarest”
  • Chinese: “皇宫”
  • Czech: “Královský palác v Bukurešti”
  • Czech: “Královský Palác”
  • Czech: “Muzeul Național de Artă al României”
  • Czech: “Palác republiky”
  • Czech: “Palatul Regal”
  • Czech: “Palatul Republicii”
  • Czech: “Rumunské národní umělecké muzeum”
  • Danish: “Kongeslottet i Bukarest”
  • French: “palais royal de Bucarest”
  • French: “Palais royal de Bucarest”
  • French: “Palais Royal”
  • Galician: “Palacio Real de Bucarest”
  • German: “Königliches Schloss (Bukarest)”
  • German: “Königliches Schloss”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Ανάκτορο”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון המלכותי של בוקרשט”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון המלכותי”
  • Hungarian: “Királyi Palota”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Reale di Bucarest”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Reale”
  • Japanese: “王宮”
  • Korean: “왕궁”
  • Polish: “Pałac Królewski w Bukareszcie”
  • Polish: “Pałac Królewski”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Real”
  • Romanian: “Casa Golescu”
  • Romanian: “Cod:LMI:B-II-m-A-19856”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Regal din București”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Regal, azi Muzeul Național de Artă al României”
  • Romanian: “Palatul regal”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Regal”
  • Slovenian: “kraljeva palača v Bukarešti”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljeva palača, Bukarešta”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real de Bucarest”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real”
  • Swedish: “Kungliga palatset i Bukarest”
  • Swedish: “Kungliga Palatset i Bukarest”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівський палац”

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