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Bucureștioara River
Bucureștioara was a stream which was a tributary of the Dâmbovița River and flowed in Bucharest, Romania. It had its source in a lake which was located in the place where Grădina Icoanei and are now located, a few hundred metres east of the present-day Piața Romană Piața Romană (''The Roman Square'') is a major traffic intersection in Sector 1, central Bucharest. Two major boulevards intersect in Piața Romană: Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard (which runs northwest towards Piața Victoriei) and Magheru .... Its name is a diminutive of ''București'', the Romanian name of Bucharest. It flowed southward along what is now the Jean-Louis Calderon Street and then through the "Scaune" suburb (''mahala''), where its waters were used by the butchers (currently, the Hristo Botev Street) and finally it joined the Dâmbovița. The lake was drained in 1873 and the river bed was covered. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucurestioara River History of Bucharest Rivers of Bucharest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preziosi - Pod Peste Bucureştioara, 1869
Preziosi may refer to: * Giochi Preziosi, Italian toy company People with the surname * Alessandro Preziosi (born 1973), Italian actor * Amedeo Preziosi (1816–1882), Maltese artist * Carmine Preziosi (born 1943), Italian road cyclist * Donald Preziosi (born 1941), American art historian * Enrico Preziosi (born 1948), Italian entrepreneur * Giovanni Preziosi Giovanni Preziosi (24 October 1881 – 26 April 1945) was an Italian fascist politician noted for his contributions to Fascist Italy. Early life and career Preziosi was born on 24 October 1881 in Torella dei Lombardi into a middle-class fami ... (1881–1945), Italian Fascist politician {{Disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dâmbovița (river)
The Dâmbovița () is a river in Romania. It has its sources on the Curmătura Oticului, a mountain pass that separates the Iezer Mountains from the Făgăraș Mountains proper. It passes through Bucharest and flows into the river Argeș near Budești, in Călărași County. Its length is and its basin size is . Dâmbovița County is named after the river. Name The name of the Dâmbovița is of Slavic origin, derived from Common Slavic '' dǫbŭ'' (дѫбъ), meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of the Wallachian Plain. Its upper course, upstream from the Valea Vladului, is also called ''Valea Boarcășului''. Dâmbovița in Bucharest For centuries, Dâmbovița was the main source of drinking water for the city of Bucharest. While there were a few dozen water wells, most of the water in Bucharest was distributed by water-carriers.Ștefan Ionescu, ''Bucureștii în vremea fanarioților'', Editura Dacia, Cluj, 1974. p. 28-30 Bucharest folklore mentio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Bucharest metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 6 districts (''Sectors of Bucharest, Sectoare''), while the metropolitan area covers . Bucharest is a major cultural, political and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly History of architecture#Revivalism and Eclecticism, Eclectic, but also Neoclassical arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grădina Icoanei
''Grădina Icoanei'' ("Icon's Garden") is a small park in central Bucharest, situated not far away from Piața Romană and Bulevardul Magheru. The park, located next to Gheorghe Cantacuzino Plaza in Sector 2 of the city, was inaugurated in 1873. The park has a surface area of and attracts an average of 1,100 visitors on a weekend day. The Bulandra Theatre (the Toma Caragiu stage, ''Sala Toma Caragiu''), (now called " Ion Voicu"), the Icoanei Church, and the Anglican Church are located in the park's immediate vicinity. The name of the park comes from an icon of Mary, made by Filip Nicolau Argintarul in 1682; the icon, given by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu to his wife, Doamna Marica, is today in the nave of Icoanei Church. The park is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. History In a city plan from 1852, the area occupied now by the park was designated as ''Maidanul Stăpânirii'', signifying a city-owned town square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piața Romană
Piața Romană (''The Roman Square'') is a major traffic intersection in Sector 1, central Bucharest. Two major boulevards intersect in Piața Romană: Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard (which runs northwest towards Piața Victoriei) and Magheru Boulevard (which runs south by southeast towards University Square). The two roads also coincide geographically with the Bucharest Metro Line M2. The square is served by the Piața Romană metro station, on Magheru Boulevard. Dacia Boulevard runs roughly east–west through the square. Between 1997 and 2010, Piața Romană featured the Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf (Italian language, Italian: ''Lupa Capitolina'') is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome. The sculpture shows a She-wolf (Roman mythology), she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders ... statue, a symbol of Latinity (''see also the Capitoline Wolf Statue in Cluj-Napoca''). The statue was since relocated to I.C. Brătianu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Bucharest
The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early settlements on the locality's territory (and that of the surrounding area in Ilfov County) until its modern existence as a city, capital of Wallachia, and present-day capital of Romania. Prehistory The territory of present-day Bucharest has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic age. The earliest evidence of human life in this region dates from this period and includes flint tools found in the area of the shore, or around the Lake Fundeni, Fundeni Lake. At that time, all this area where Bucharest is now located was covered by forests. Settlements appeared as well later during the Neolithic period along the Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița and Colentina (river), Colentina rivers. The oldest Neolithic dwellings on the territory of the capital have been discovered in the Dudești, Bucharest, Dudești neighbourhood, at Fundeni, Bucharest, Fundeni, and at Roșu. Later archaeological research also revealed later Neolithic sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Bucharest
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
