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Piața Spaniei
Piața Spaniei ("Spanish Plaza") is a small square in Sector 2, Bucharest, near and Grădina Icoanei. In the middle of the square there is a bust of Miguel de Cervantes, the famous Spanish writer. The Spanish Plaza lies next to Dacia Boulevard; it is connected to the nearby Gheorghe Cantacuzino Plaza by Dumbrava Roșie Street. The villa built in 1934 by architect Alexandru Săvulescu for General Henri Cihoski lies at the corner of Piața Spaniei with Dacia Boulevard. References See also *Plaza de España Plaza de España (Square of Spain) may refer to: In Spain * Plaça d'Espanya, Barcelona in Barcelona * Plaça d'Espanya (Palma) in Palma, Mallorca * Plaza de España, Madrid in Madrid * Plaza de España (Pontevedra) in Pontevedra * Plaza de Es ... Squares in Bucharest {{Romania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucarest - Plaza De Espana Con Cervantes
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) 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 north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum (Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist 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 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nicolae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sector 2 (Bucharest)
Sector 2 ( ro, Sectorul 2) is an administrative unit of Bucharest. Demographics Sector 2 is the city's most multicultural sector. In particular, it contains Romania's largest community of Chinese people, who mainly live in the districts of Colentina and Obor. Economy Air Bucharest has its head office in Sector 2. . Retrieved on 31 December 2010. "Address: Str. Amidonului Street, No. 28 , Sector 2, Postal Code 023808, București, Romania Address in Romanian : "Adresa: Str. Amidonului nr 28 , Sector 2, Cod poștal 023808, București, Romania." Boroughs *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) 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 north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist 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 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...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. 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. In the area was the Icoana Pond, from which the Bucureștioara brook sprang, and a wooded grove, which formed the nucleus of the present-day park. The pond, which covered some , was drained between 1832 and 1846, during the urban development efforts prompted by General Pavel Kiseleff and the Organic Regulations. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel De Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel ''Don Quixote'', a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world literature. Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, which led to many of his early works being lost. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes". In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the household of a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal. In 1570, he enlisted in a Spanish Marine Infantry, Spanish Navy infantry regiment, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571. He served as a soldier until 1575, when he was captur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandru Săvulescu (architect)
Alexandru Săvulescu (1847–1902) was a Romanian architect, one of his country's first prominent practitioners of modern architecture. He combined elements of traditional Byzantine architecture and Romanian architecture with French Art Nouveau in an eclectic style. He served as the chief architect for the Ministry of Public Education and Religious Affairs and the president of the Romanian Society of Architects. He helped found both the latter organization and the Romanian National School of Architecture. Some of his most renowned buildings are the Communal Palace of Buzău, the Noblesse Palace and the Post and Telegraph Palace, which now houses the National Museum of Romanian History. Biography Săvulescu was born in 1847 in Șimian, Mehedinți, Cerneți, Mehedinți County, in what was then Wallachia. He studied in Bucharest and then went to Paris, where he graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of Léon Ginain. He returned to Romania in 1874 and became the archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Cihoski
Henri Cihoski (October 2, 1871 – May 18, 1950) was a Romanian major general during World War I, and Minister of War from 1928 to 1930. Biography Early days He was born on October 2, 1871 in Tecuci, the seat of Tecuci County, in a family of Polish origin. His mother was Eugenie, née Dobjansky, while his father was Alexandru Cihoski, an engineer who had fought as a cavalry officer in the Polish January Uprising of 1863 before emigrating to Romania. He had two sisters and two brothers, one of whom, Alexandru-Eugeniu, became a brigadier general, and the other, , became a professor and rector at the Academy of Commercial Studies. After attending elementary school in his native city, Henri Cihoski pursued his studies at the Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu High School in Bârlad and then at high schools in Bucharest and Iași. After graduation in 1889, he was admitted at the Officers School in Bucharest, from which he graduated in July 1891 with the rank of second lieutenant. He studied fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De España (other)
Plaza de España (Square of Spain) may refer to: In Spain * Plaça d'Espanya, Barcelona in Barcelona * Plaça d'Espanya (Palma) in Palma, Mallorca * Plaza de España, Madrid in Madrid * Plaza de España (Pontevedra) in Pontevedra * Plaza de España (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife * Plaza de España, Seville in Seville * Plaza de España (Cádiz) in Cádiz * Plaza de España (A Coruña) in A Coruña * Plaza de España (Valencia) in Valencia * Plaza de España (Zaragoza) in Zaragoza Elsewhere in Europe * Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy * Praça de Espanha (Lisbon) in Lisbon, Portugal * Piața Spaniei in Bucharest, Romania Outside of Europe * Plaza España (Concepción) in Concepción, Chile * Plaza de España (Santo Domingo) in the Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic * Plaza de España (Manila) in Manila, the Philippines * Plaza de España (Hagåtña) in Hagåtña, Guam, United States * Plaza de España (Miami) in South Beach, Miami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
