Piata Romana
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Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
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Two major boulevards intersect in Piaţa Romană: Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard (which runs northwest towards Piaţa Victoriei
Victory Square, Bucharest
Victory Square is a major intersection in central Bucharest, where Calea Victoriei, Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard, Iancu de Hunedoara Boulevard, Kiseleff Boulevard, Ion Mihalache Boulevard and Nicolae Titulescu Boulevard cross....
) and Magheru Boulevard
Bulevardul Magheru
Bulevardul Gheorghe Magheru is a boulevard in central Bucharest, located between Piaţa Romană and Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu, which leads to the University Square. It is named after General Gheorghe Magheru, a Romanian revolutionary and soldier from Wallachia.Formerly known as Bulevardul Take...
(which runs south by southeast towards University Square
University Square, Bucharest
University Square is located in downtown Bucharest, near the University of Bucharest.Four statues are located in the University Square, in front of the University; they depict Ion Heliade Rădulescu , Michael the Brave , Gheorghe Lazăr and Spiru Haret .The square was the site of the 1990 Golaniad,...
). The two roads also coincide geographically with the Bucharest Metro Line M2. The square is served by the Piaţa Romană metro station
Piata Romana metro station
Piaţa Romană is a metro station in central Bucharest, located in the square with the same name, on the main north-south axis of the city centre. It was not included in the initial plans of the network and was added at a later stage due to increasing demand...
, on Magheru Boulevard. Dacia Boulevard runs roughly east-west through the square.
Between 1997 and 2010, Piaţa Romană featured a Capitoline Wolf
Capitoline Wolf
The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into...
statue, a symbol of Latinity (see also the Capitoline Wolf Statue in Cluj-Napoca). The statue was since relocated to I.C. Brătianu Boulevard.
The main building of the Academy of Economic Studies is located to the north of the square.
The square is referenced in the songs "Piaţa Romană nr. 9" by Nicu Alifantis and "Odă" by Omul cu şobolani
Omul cu şobolani
Omul cu şobolani is a 4 piece alternative band from Romania, formed in Constanţa in 1997. They were nominated best rock band at the MTV Romanian awards in 2006.- Discography :* Razna #"Vara pe oliţă"#"Stânga"#"Cuibul oral"...
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