Piaţa Constituţiei
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for "Constitution Square"), also known as Palace Square, is one of the largest squares in the downtown of Bucharest
Bucharest
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, Romania
Romania
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. The square is standing face-to-face with the Palace of the Parliament
Palace of the Parliament
The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania is a multi-purpose building containing both chambers of the Romanian Parliament. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Palace is the world's largest civilian administrative building, most expensive administrative building, and...
(biggest building in Europe
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) and it is bisected by the Bulevardul Unirii
Bulevardul Unirii
Bulevardul Unirii is a major thoroughfare in central Bucharest, Romania. It connects Alba Iulia Square with Constitution Square, and also runs through Unification Square...
(Union Boulevard) and by the Bulevardul Libertăţii (Liberty Bvd.). The square is one of the best places to organize concerts and parades of Bucharest. Yearly, the mayor of Bucharest organizes the New Year
New Year
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's Party in this square. Most recently, it was announced that Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
will concert in Constitution' Square on May 7, 2011, during her "The Sun Comes Out World Tour
The Sun Comes Out World Tour
The Sun Comes Out World Tour is the fifth concert tour by Colombian singer-songwriter, Shakira. The tour is in support of her sixth and seventh studio albums, She Wolf and Sale El Sol. The tour will reach the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa...
".
The hard rock band Bon Jovi held a three hour concert in the plaza on July 11th 2011, as part of the Bon Jovi Live World Tour, to promote their Greatest Hits album. The concert had 60.000 spectators from 5 countries.