Presentation of Bucharest city, Romania

1. BUCHAREST
THE CAPITAL OF ROMANIA AND
OUR CITY

2. A SHORT HISTORY
 Bucharest was first mentioned in
documents in 1459, in the time of
Vlad Tepes, the Ruler of Valahia.
 In 1862 it became the capital of
United Principalites.
 Its architecture is a mix of
historical (neo-
classical), interbellum(Bauhaus a
nd art deco), communist-era and
modern. In the period between
the two World Wars the
nickname of Bucharest was
“Little Paris”.

3. Demographic and administrative facts
 According to the 2011 census, 1,883,425 inhabitants
live within the city limits, which means 8,9% from
romanian population. The urban area extends beyond
the limits of Bucharest proper and has a population of
about 1.9 million people.
 The metropolitan area has about 2.27 milions
inhabitans
 Bucharest is the sixth-largest city in the European
Union.
 Bucharest’s population density is: 8,260/km2.

4. Demographic and administrative facts
 The city is administratively known as the "Municipality
of Bucharest“ and has the same administrative level as
that of a national county (judete).
 It is subdivided into six sectors, each governed by a
local mayor.

5. TOURIST SPOTS
 Bucharest has many popular places and beautiful buildings.
 It is a little bit crowded, but definitly worth visiting.
 Some of the most popular tourist spots are:
The Romanian Atheneum, The Grigore Antipa Museum, The National Art Museum, The
Parliament House, The Triumphal Arch, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant, The National
History Museum, The Village Museum, The Cotroceni Museum and The Old City Center.

6. The Romanian Athenaeum building is a symbol of Romanian
culture and since 2007 is on the list of the Label of European
Heritage sites.
 Today it is the most important concert hall in Bucharest.
 Opened in 1888, it was the opera of french architect Albert
Galleron.
 A part of the construction funds was raised by public
subscription in a 28-year-long effort, of which the slogan is
still remembered today: "Donate one leu for the Ateneu!
 The overall style is neoclassical. In front of the building
there is a small park and a statue of Romanian poet Mihai
Eminescu
The Romanian Athenaeum

7. The Triumphal Arch which is located on the Kiseleff Street, was declared a
historical monument in 2004.
 The structure of the current Triumphal Arch made by the architect
Petre Antonescu dates back to 1922 but the present decorative elements
were added only 16 years later, in 1938, the year when the monument
was inaugurated.
 Until 1922, previous versions of the arch were built in 1848, 1859, 1878,
1906 and 1918, in order to mark certain military and political
achievements of Romania, but these versions did not survived because
of the construction materials.
 The Arch was constructed in order to celebrate the victory of Romania
in World War One and the unification of all the Romanian territories.
The Triumphal Arch

8. The Palace of the Parliament is the seat of the Romanian Parliament.
 It is the second largest administrative building in the world, after The
Pentagon in the United States, it is also the third biggest building in
the world and the haviest construction.
 For its construction was organized a contest, won by the architect
Anca Petrescu (at that time, she was just 28). The actual construction
began on 25 June 1984 and the inauguration of the work was attended
by the comunist president Nicolae Ceaușescu.
THE PALACE OF THE PARLIAMENT