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Bucharest Sights: What to see and do around the city
Though at times it is easy to believe that Bucharest is actually little except endless blocks, there is in fact a multitude of things to see.That history has not been kind to Romania is in fact the visitor's luck. Few other cities in Europe have seen as much trouble as Bucharest in recent years, and if it's bullet holes you are after, you have come to the right place (Piata Revolutiei, to be precise).
But there is also a panoply of excellent museums, art galleries and not a few oddities in Bucharest. There is much to see, and we have all the information you need right here.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Communist Iconography Museum
Our favourite part of the Peasant Museum; a small but stunning cellar room featuring a collection of communist-era busts, paintings and nostalgic
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Arcul de Triumf
Bucharest's Arc de triumf was raised in 1922 to commemorate Romania's Great War dead. The original Arc was made of wood, replaced by the present, Petru
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Piata Revolutiei
It was here, at around midday on December 21, 1989, that the Ceausescu regime began to crumble. A white marble triangle, with the inscription Glorie martirilor
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Cismigiu Gardens
The most central of the city's public gardens, Cismigiu is a haven of lawns, trees, flowers and lakes. Often mistakenly refered to as a park, Cismigiu is
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Unfortunately,corruption is taking place in many projects in Romania. They should get rid of corroptive people as soon as possible, and let protect the most beautiful, historical building in Bucharest, St.Joseph Cathedral.Firstly, a new office bui[...]
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Visitors should know that a national identity card or passport is required for entry. This requirement is not written in any guide book or review that I've seen, nor even posted on the door. However, the staff is quite rigid, and flabbergasted[...]