Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than 60 km (37.3 mi) north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border.
Bucharest became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and art deco), communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris" (Micul Paris).
Bucharest is also the most prosperous city in Romania and is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe. The city has big convention facilities, educational institutes, cultural venues, traditional "shopping arcades", and recreational areas.
Here is a fascinating photo collection that shows street scenes of Bucharest in the 1970s.
Bucharest became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and art deco), communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris" (Micul Paris).
Bucharest is also the most prosperous city in Romania and is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe. The city has big convention facilities, educational institutes, cultural venues, traditional "shopping arcades", and recreational areas.
Here is a fascinating photo collection that shows street scenes of Bucharest in the 1970s.
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| Great National Assembly, Bucharest, 1971 |
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| A group of children in Bucharest, 1971 |
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| Biserica Alba or 'White Church', Bucharest, 1971 |
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| Children play in a park in Bucharest, 1971 |
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| Children play on the street in Bucharest, 1971 |
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| At a park in Bucharest, 1971 |
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| National Heroes Memorial, Bucharest, 1971 |
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| On the road from Bucharest to Sinaia, 1971 |
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| Somewhere between Bucharest and Sinaia, 1971 |
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| Ateneul Roman, Bucharest, 1974 |
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| Bucharest youth, 1974 |
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| Casa Presei Libere, Bucharest, 1974 |
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| Bucharest from a hotel bedroom window, 1976 |
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| Bucharest newspaper kiosk, 1976 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1976 |
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| Heroes' Avenue, seen from the Military Academy in Cotroceni District, Bucharest, 1976 |
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| Nicholas Titulescu Avenue, near the North Railway Station, Bucharest, 1976 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Bucharest street scenes, 1979 |
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| Soviet War Memorial, Bucharest, 1979 |
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| Store in Bucharest, 1979 |
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| Weight watchers, Bucharest, 1979 |
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