Bucharest Old Town
The Old Town is located in the center of Bucharest, 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.Photo: Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
- Also known as: “Centrul Istoric”
Places of Interest
Highlights include University Square and The Old Court Princely Palace.
University Square
Photo: Aleksandr Osipov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University Square is located in Bucharest city centre, near the University of Bucharest. It is served by Universitate metro station. 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.
The Old Court Princely Palace
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 Bucharest, Romania.
St. Elijah–Colței Inn Church
Church
The St. Elijah–Colței Inn Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 18 Doamnei Street in the Lipscani quarter of Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Prophet Elijah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centrul Civic and Cotroceni.
Centrul Civic
Suburb
Photo: VictorCozmei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centrul Civic is a district in central Bucharest, Romania, 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.
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. Cotroceni is situated 2½ km west of Bucharest Old Town.
Tineretului
Neighborhood
Tineretului is a small neighborhood in south Bucharest, Romania in Sector 4, close to the city center, named after the nearby Tineretului Park. It is one of the preferred neighborhoods by people seeking to buy an apartment. Tineretului is situated 2½ km south of Bucharest Old Town.
Bucharest Old Town
- Categories: old town and locality
- Location: Sector 3, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.43255° or 44° 25′ 57″ northLongitude
26.10314° or 26° 6′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8GP8C4M3+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 232341176OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q12723820
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Romanian—“Bucharest Old Town” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Alde Zaharra (Bukarest)”
- Basque: “Alde Zaharra”
- Catalan: “Centre històric de Bucarest”
- Romanian: “Centrul istoric al Bucureștiului”
- Romanian: “Centrul istoric”
- Romanian: “Centrul vechi al Bucureștiului”
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