Bucharest
Municipiul Bucureşti
Sector 1

Revolution Square

Revolution Square is a square in central , on Calea Victoriei. Known as Palace Square until 1989, it was renamed after the Romanian Revolution of December 1989.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in central Bucharest
  • Also known as: “Revolution Square, Bucharest”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 300 metres north of Revolution Square.

Museum
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is located in the in Revolution Square, central . It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family. is situated 210 metres northwest of Revolution Square.

Photo: Nicubunu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 160 metres northwest of Revolution 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. 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.

Revolution Square

Latitude
44.43868° or 44° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
26.09749° or 26° 5′ 51″ east
Open location code
8GP8C3QW+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1454580957
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q3390456
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Revolution Square” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Iraultzaren plaza (Bukarest)”
  • Basque: “Iraultzaren plaza”
  • Catalan: “Plaça de la Revolució de Bucarest”
  • Chinese: “革命廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الثوره”
  • Esperanto: “Placo de la Revolucio”
  • French: “place de la Révolution”
  • French: “Place de la Révolution”
  • German: “Revolutionsplatz (Bukarest)”
  • German: “Revolutionsplatz”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר המהפכה”
  • Italian: “piazza della Rivoluzione”
  • Italian: “Piazza della Rivoluzione”
  • Japanese: “革命広場”
  • Korean: “혁명광장”
  • Portuguese: “Praça da Revolução”
  • Romanian: “Piaţa Revoluţiei”
  • Romanian: “Piața Revoluției”
  • Slovenian: “Piața Revoluției”
  • Slovenian: “Trg revolucije”
  • Turkish: “Devrim Meydanı”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Revolution Square”. Photo: Nicubunu, CC BY-SA 3.0.