Bucharest
Municipiul Bucureşti
Sector 3

Union Square

Piața Unirii is the largest square in central , , and one of the largest public spaces in Europe, being located immediately south of the and within the boundaries of .
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Piața Unirii”
  • Address: Piața Unirii, București

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Old Court Princely Palace and Unirea Shopping Center.

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 , . is situated 310 metres north of Union Square.

Shopping center
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is a chain of two large shopping centres, the initial one being located in Unirii Square, , , and the second one in . is situated 200 metres east of Union Square.

Church
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The is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 60 Sfinții Apostoli Street in , . It is dedicated to the Feast of the Ascension, to Saint Dimitrie Basarabov and to Constantin Brâncoveanu and his four sons. is situated 200 metres northwest of Union Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centrul Civic and Bucharest Old Town.

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
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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.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in south , in , close to the city center, named after the nearby . It is one of the preferred neighborhoods by people seeking to buy an apartment.

Union Square

Latitude
44.42744° or 44° 25′ 39″ north
Longitude
26.10254° or 26° 6′ 9″ east
Open location code
8GP8C4G3+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1457676979
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q950735
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Union Square” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fântâna lui Bucur and Piața Unirii.

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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 “Union Square”. Photo: bogdan, CC BY 2.0.