Bucharest
Municipiul Bucureşti
Sector 2

The Fire Tower

Foișorul de Foc is a 42 metres high building in , , between , Calea Moșilor, and Nerva-Traian. It was used in the past as an observation tower by the firemen.
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  • Email: contact@muzeulpompierilor.ro
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: heritage building and museum in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Foișorul de foc” and “Foișorul de Foc”
  • Address: Bulevardul Ferdinand I 33, București, 021381

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Embassy of Greece and Romanian Atheneum.

Government office
Photo: George Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
is a government office, which is situated 280 metres southwest of The Fire Tower.

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 2 km west of The Fire Tower.

Museum
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The Theodor Pallady Museum is a museum located at 22 Spătarului Street in , . Situated in one of the oldest surviving merchant houses in the city, it includes many works by the well-known Romanian painter Theodor Pallady, as well as a number of European and Oriental furniture pieces. is situated 590 metres west of The Fire Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obor and Bucharest Old Town.

Suburb
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is the name of a square and the surrounding district of , the capital of . There is also a Bucharest Metro station named , which lies in this area.

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
Photo: VictorCozmei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

The Fire Tower

Latitude
44.44025° or 44° 26′ 25″ north
Longitude
26.1208° or 26° 7′ 15″ east
Inception
1963
Height
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
8GP8C4RC+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 258094089
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q4687576
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Romanian—“The Fire Tower” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Фойшорул де Фок”
  • Catalan: “Foișorul de Foc”
  • Catalan: “Torre del Foc”
  • French: “Foișorul de Foc”
  • Italian: “Foișorul de Foc”
  • Romanian: “Foişorul de foc”
  • Romanian: “Foișorul de Foc”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național al Pompierilor”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The National Museum of Firefighters and Parc Foisorul de Foc.

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