Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm
The Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm in Bucharest, Romania is dedicated to the heroism and sacrifice of the military engineers who fought in the Romanian Army during World War I, of whom nearly a thousand were killed in action and many more wounded.- Type: Monument
- Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
- Also known as: “Monument to the Heroes of the Military Engineers‘ Army” and “Monumentul Trupelor de Geniu (Leul)”
- Address: Bulevardul Iuliu Maniu, București
- Inscription: “SPUNEȚI GENERAȚIILOR VIITOARE CĂ NOI AM FĂCUT SUPREMA JERTFĂ PE CÂMPURILE DE BĂTAIE PENTRU ÎNTREGIREA NEAMULUI”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ‘Dimitrie Brandza’ Botanic Garden and St. Elisabeth Chapel.
‘Dimitrie Brandza’ Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: CristianChirita, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bucharest Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Dimitrie Brândză, is located in the Cotroceni neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania. It has a surface of 18.2 hectares, including 4,000 square metres of greenhouses, and has more than 10,000 species of plants. ‘Dimitrie Brandza’ Botanic Garden is situated 520 metres northeast of Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm.
St. Elisabeth Chapel
Chapel
Photo: SenatorulX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Elisabeth Chapel is situated 410 metres southeast of Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm.
AFI Cotroceni
Shopping center
AFI Cotroceni is a shopping mall in Bucharest, Romania. It is located in the western part of the city, between the city center and two of the largest residential districts, Militari and Drumul Taberei. AFI Cotroceni is situated 690 metres southwest of Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotroceni and Regie.
Cotroceni
Suburb
Cotroceni is a neighbourhood in western Bucharest, Romania, located around the Cotroceni hill, in Bucharest's Sector 5. The nearest Metro stations are Eroilor, Academia Militară, and Politehnica.
Regie
Suburb
Regie is a small district situated in western Bucharest, the capital of Romania, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, in Sector 6. It is located in the vicinity of the Politehnica University of Bucharest and comprises mainly student dormitories and student facilities like restaurants, bars, and clubs.
13 Septembrie
Suburb
13th of September is a district in the south of Bucharest, Romania in Sector 5, close to the city center.
Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Sector 5, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.4343° or 44° 26′ 4″ northLongitude
26.05875° or 26° 3′ 32″ eastInception
1929Open location code
8GP8C3M5+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 170953582OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q6906897
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Romanian—“Monument to the Heroes of the Engineer Arm” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monument als Herois de la Branca d’Enginyeria”
- Catalan: “Monument als Herois del Braç de l’Enginyer”
- Romanian: “Cod:LMI:B-III-m-B-20010”
- Romanian: “Monumentul eroilor din arma geniului - Leul”
- Romanian: “Statuia geniului „Leul””
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Facultatea de Jurnalism și Științele Comunicării and Bazin apa Cotroceni.
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