Unirea Shopping Center
Encyclopedia
Unirea Shopping Center is a large shopping centre located in Unirii Square, Bucharest
, Romania
.
Opened in 1976 and enlarged in 1989, it was the largest department store
in Communist Romania
. Converted, in 1990's, into a shopping centre, the complex has a total area of 83971 sqm and 1000 parking spaces. The closest metro station
to the center is Piaţa Unirii metro station
.
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....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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Opened in 1976 and enlarged in 1989, it was the largest department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
in Communist Romania
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
. Converted, in 1990's, into a shopping centre, the complex has a total area of 83971 sqm and 1000 parking spaces. The closest metro station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
to the center is Piaţa Unirii metro station
Piata Unirii metro station
Piața Unirii is a major metro station in Bucharest. It is located in the southern part of the city centre, in Unirii Square and it is one of the busiest stations of the Bucharest Metro...
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