Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bucharest, Romania

A statue of Ion Luca Caragiale, sculpted by Constantin Baraschi, is located on Maria Rosetti Street in central Bucharest, Romania. It is placed in front of the house where the dramatist and short story writer Ion Luca Caragiale once lived.

Wikipedia: Statue of Ion Luca Caragiale (Bucharest) (EN)

The Ciclop Garage in Bucharest is a historical monument located on the territory of Bucharest.

Wikipedia: Garajul Ciclop din București (RO)

The Italian Church of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Roman Catholic church located in Bucharest, Romania, at 28 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard. The Lombard Romanesque red brick edifice was built between 1915–1916 and consecrated by bishop Raymond Netzhammer in 1916. Owned by the Italian government, it is surrounded by apartment blocks. Services are held daily in Romanian at 6 PM, and on Sundays, in Polish at 9 AM, Romanian at 10 AM, Italian at 11 AM.

Wikipedia: Italian Church (Bucharest) (EN)

Boteanu Church is an Orthodox church in Bucharest, sector 1. At this Church there is a part of the relics of St. John Jacob. The history of the church stretches back to 1682, when a lord named Mihul built a church dedicated to the "Cutting of the Head of Saint John the Baptist". The church is better known as "Bradu-Boteanu", because a tall fir tree grew next to the church and because the church was next to a slum called "Boteanului".

Wikipedia: Biserica Boteanu (RO)

The Interior Ministry Palace is a building on Revolution Square in Bucharest, Romania. It houses the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Wikipedia: Interior Ministry Palace (EN)

The “Carol I” Central University Library of Bucharest is a library in central Bucharest, located across the street from the National Museum of Art of Romania.

Wikipedia: Central University Library, Bucharest (EN)

The Memorial of Rebirth is a memorial in Bucharest, Romania that commemorates the struggles and victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which overthrew Communism. The memorial complex was inaugurated in August 2005 in Revolution Square, where Romania's Communist-era dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, was publicly overthrown in December 1989.

Wikipedia: Memorial of Rebirth (EN)

The equestrian statue of Carol I is a monument in Romania, situated in the central zone of Bucharest, on Calea Victoriei.

Wikipedia: Equestrian statue of Carol I (EN)

The Royal Palace of Bucharest, known as Palace of the Republic between 1948 and 1990, is a monumental building situated in the capital of Romania, on Calea Victoriei. The palace in its various incarnations served as official residence for the kings of Romania until 1947, when the communist regime was installed after Michael I of Romania's forced abdication. Since 1950, the palace hosts the National Museum of Art of Romania. The Romanian royal family currently uses Elisabeta Palace as its official residence in Bucharest. In addition, the Romanian government allows the royal family to use the Royal Palace different occasions.

Wikipedia: Royal Palace of Bucharest (EN)

The National Museum of Art of Romania is located in the Royal Palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest. It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Art of Romania (EN), Website

The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's most prestigious concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu Festival.

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Saint Joseph Cathedral is a historical and architectural monument located in Bucharest, Romania, at 19 General Berthelot Street. It is the main place of worship which serves as cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest.

Wikipedia: Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest (EN)

Sala Palatului in Bucharest, Romania is a conference centre and concert hall immediately behind the National Museum of Art of Romania, the former royal palace in the heart of the city. It was built between 1959 and 1960, during the communist era, as part of an architectural ensemble that includes 9 other buildings, called Piața Sălii Palatului. Over time, it has hosted various conferences such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Population Conference, World Energy Congress, or the World Congress of the Red Cross.

Wikipedia: Sala Palatului (EN), Website

The bust of Gheorghe Panu is the work of the Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Horvath. The monument is also called "The Sower of Ideas" and was erected by the newspaper "Adevărul" through public subscription.

Wikipedia: Bustul lui Gheorghe Panu din București (RO)

The Monument of the French Heroes in Bucharest is a statuary group made of Carrara marble, dedicated, according to what is written bilingually on the pedestal, to the memory of the "French soldiers fallen on the field of honor of the Romanian land during the Great War 1916-1918" - "Aux soldats français tombés au champ d'honneur sur le sol roumain pendant la Grande Guerre 1916-1918".

Wikipedia: Monumentul Eroilor Francezi din București (RO)

The Cișmigiu Gardens or Cișmigiu Park are a public park in the center of Bucharest, Romania, spanning areas on all sides of an artificial lake. The gardens' creation was an important moment in the history of Bucharest. They form the oldest and, at 14.6 hectares, the largest park in city's central area.

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The Sissi Stefanidi Spring, located in 1927 in the Cișmigiu Park in Bucharest, is a sculpture made by Ion Dimitriu-Bârlad from Bașchioi stone.

Wikipedia: Izvorul Sissi Stefanidi (RO)

The Writers' Rotunda is a monumental ensemble, which was inaugurated on June 27, 1943 in the Cișmigiu Park in Bucharest, during the mandate of the mayor of Bucharest, Ion Rășcanu, on the initiative of the Minister of National Education, Ion Petrovici.

Wikipedia: Rotonda scriitorilor (RO)

The American Heroes Monument in Cismigiu Park in Bucharest is dedicated to the 378 pilots and crew members of the US Air Force aircraft, who fell on duty on the territory of Romania during World War II, as well as to the American prisoners of war interned in camps on the territory of Romania.

Wikipedia: Monumentul_Eroilor_Americani (RO)

The Palace of the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Bucharest, inaugurated in 1901, is located on Pictor Constantin Stahi Street no. 5-7 and is the seat of the Apostolic Nunciature in Romania. The building is registered in the List of Historical Monuments in Bucharest, sector 1, under the code LMI B-II-m-A-19725.

Wikipedia: Palatul Nunțiaturii Apostolice a Sfântului Scaun din București (RO)

The Romanian National Opera, Bucharest is one of the four national opera and ballet companies of Romania. The company is headquartered in Bucharest, near the Cotroceni neighbourhood.

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The Church of Saint Elefterie Nou in Bucharest is an Orthodox place of worship built in 1935-1971. The church is located in the Cotroceni district of Bucharest, on 1 St. Elefterie Street and was designed by architect Constantin Iotzu. Near it is the Church of Saint Elefterie Vechi, having the same patron saint.

Wikipedia: Biserica Sfântul Elefterie Nou din Bucureşti (RO)

The Church of Saint Elefterie Vechi in Bucharest was built from the donation of Captain Constantin sin [= son of] Macsin the Cupețul, with the help and supervision of Metropolitan Neofit, between 1743 and 1744, during the reign of Mihai Racoviță. The place, located in sector 5 of Bucharest, is a historical monument.

Wikipedia: Biserica Sfântul Elefterie Vechi (RO)

The Monument of the Artillery Heroes of Bucharest made by the sculptor Teodor Zamfirescu, from the Army Fine Arts Studio, is located on Eroilor Sanitari Blvd., at the intersection with Eroilor Blvd.

Wikipedia: Monumentul Eroilor Artileriști din București (RO)

The Monument of the Infantryman in Bucharest is a statue made by the sculptor Spiridon Georgescu in 1930 and is located in the square next to the Cotroceni Bridge over the Dâmbovița River.

Wikipedia: Monumentul Infanteristului din București (RO)

The statue of Dr. Carol Davila, the work of the sculptor Carol Storck, is located in the courtyard in front of the main entrance of the Palace of the Faculty of Medicine in Bucharest. It is inscribed in the List of Historical Monuments in Bucharest, sector 5 with code LMI B-III-m-B-19981 and is located at the address Eroii Sanitari Boulevard no. 8, sector 5, Bucharest municipality.

Wikipedia: Statuia dr. Carol Davila (RO)

The grave of Dr. Carol Davila and Ana Davila is located in the green space at the intersection of Ana Davila Street and Nicolae Paulescu Street, sector 5.

Wikipedia: Mormântul dr. Carol Davila și al Anei Davila (RO)

The Saint Elisabeth Chapel was founded by Queen Elisabeth who laid the foundation stone on April 24, 1870, inside the Elena Doamna Orphan Children's Asylum built by Elena Cuza based on the document signed on July 18, 1862 by her husband, Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza.

Wikipedia: Capela Elisabeta Doamna din București (RO)

Ana Davila's monument is the work of the Romanian sculptor Karl Storck and his son, the sculptor Carol Storck, and was unveiled in 1890. The statue represents Ana Davila in folk costume. Next to her sits an orphaned and barefoot girl representing the generations of girls raised in the "Elena Doamna" Orphan's Asylum run by Ana Davila. Made of Carrara marble, the statue is placed on a stone pedestal raised on a three-step stone pedestal.

Wikipedia: Monumentul Anei Davila (RO)