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Piața Unirii Metro Station
Piața Unirii (''Union Square'') is a major metro station in Bucharest. It is located in the southern part of the city centre, in Union Square (''Piața Unirii'' in Romanian), and it is one of the busiest stations of the Bucharest Metro. It is made up of two terminals, one on the M1 and M3 lines and another on the M2 line, linked by a passage. The M1/M3 station was opened on 19 November 1979 as part of the inaugural section of Bucharest Metro, between Semănătoarea and Timpuri Noi. The M2 station was opened on 24 January 1986 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Piața Unirii to Depoul IMGB. On 24 October 1987, the line was extended north to Pipera. A McDonald's fast-food restaurant is located in the vestibule above the M2 line platform. The station also features kiosks selling from newspapers to stationery, bakeries, a diversity of shops, public phones, a large transport police station (with a list of mugshots at the entrance) and mobile-phone servicing point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piața Unirii
Piața Unirii (; ''Unification Square'' or ''Union Square'' in English) is one of the largest squares in central Bucharest, Romania, located in the center of the city where Sectors 1, 2, 3, and 4 meet. Part of the Civic Centre, it is bisected by Unirii Boulevard, originally built during the Communist era A Communist Era is a sustained period of national government by a single party following the philosophy of Marxism–Leninism. Many countries have experienced such a period of Communist rule. Current communist states China The Chinese Communist P ... as the Boulevard of the Victory of Socialism, and renamed after the Romanian Revolution. The square is a significant transport hub, containing the Piața Unirii metro station and a major interchange for Societatea de Transport București, STB buses; there is also a tram terminal near the southwest corner. The Unirea Shopping Center, the Cocor department store and a large taxicab stand, taxi rank are located on the east side of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berceni Metro Station
Berceni, formerly known as Depoul IMGB (''IMGB Depot'', in English) is a metro station in Bucharest, Romania. It is the southern terminal station of Bucharest Metro Line M2 and it is the only aboveground metro station of Bucharest. This station is in the suburbs of Bucharest, straddling the line between the capital city and the commune of Popești-Leordeni in Ilfov County. It was opened on 24 January 1986 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Piața Unirii Piața Unirii (; ''Unification Square'' or ''Union Square'' in English) is one of the largest squares in central Bucharest, Romania, located in the center of the city where Sectors 1, 2, 3, and 4 meet. Part of the Civic Centre, it is bisected by U .... References Bucharest Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1986 1986 establishments in Romania {{Romania-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest Metro Stations
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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurnalul Național
''Jurnalul Național'' is a Romanian newspaper, part of the INTACT Media Group led by Dan Voiculescu, which also includes the popular television station Antena 1. The newspaper was launched in 1993. Its headquarters is in 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 newspaper had a circulation of 30,000 copies, one of the highest circulation of any newspaper in Romania. References External links * 1993 establishments in Romania Newspapers published in Bucharest Publications established in 1993 Romanian-language newspapers {{italic title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihai Bravu Metro Station
Mihai () is a Romanian given name for males or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Michael. A variant of the name is Mihail. Its female form is Mihaela. As a given name *Mihai I of Romania (1921–2017), King of Romania until 1947 *Mihai Antonescu (1904–1946), Romanian politician *Mihai Balan, Moldavian diplomat; father of Dan Balan *Mihai Beniuc, Romanian poet * Mihail G. Boiagi, Aromanian grammarian and professor *Mihail Celarianu (1893–1985), Romanian poet and novelist *Mihail Cruceanu (1887–1988), Romanian poet *Mihail Davidoglu (1910–1987), Romanian playwright * Mihail Dimonie (1870–1935), Aromanian botanist and teacher *Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889), Romanian poet *Mihail Kogălniceanu *Mihail Lascăr, Romanian WWII general *Mihai Leu, Romanian boxer *Mihai Magdei, Moldovan Minister of Health *Mihail Manoilescu *Mihail Moxa, Wallachian historiographer *Mihai Nadin *Mihai Nechita, Romanian painter *Mihai Paul, Romanian basketball player *Mihai Pelin, Romania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He was also the country's head of state from 1967, serving as President of the State Council and from 1974 concurrently as President of the Republic, until his overthrow and execution in the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, part of a series of anti-Communist uprisings in Eastern Europe that year. Born in 1918 in Scornicești, Ceaușescu was a member of the Romanian Communist youth movement. Ceaușescu rose up through the ranks of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej's Socialist government and, upon Gheorghiu-Dej's death in 1965, he succeeded to the leadership of the Romanian Communist Party as general secretary. Upon his rise to power, he eased press censorship and openly condemned the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in his speech on 21 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sector 5 (Bucharest)
Sector 5 ( ro, Sectorul 5) is an administrative unit of Bucharest. Quarters * 13 Septembrie * Cotroceni * Ferentari * Ghencea * Giurgiului * Odăi * Rahova Politics From 2020 until May 2022, the mayor of the sector was Cristian Popescu Piedone, a member of the Social Liberal Humanist Party (PUSL) and former mayor of Sector 4. He was elected in 2020 for a four-year term, defeating incumbent Daniel Florea Daniel Florea may refer to: * Daniel Florea (politician) *Daniel Florea (footballer, born 1975) Daniel Florea (born 18 December 1975 in Vaslui) is a Romanian football coach and former player. International career Daniel Florea played 3 match ..., who had been mayor since 2016. In May 2022, vice-mayor Mircea Nicolaidis took over as interim mayor of Sector 5. The Local Council of Sector 5 has 27 seats, with the following party composition (as of 2020): References External links {{Geography of Bucharest Sectors of Bucharest ... [...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] |
Sectors Of Bucharest
The Municipality of Bucharest (the capital of Romania) is divided into 6 administrative units, named sectors (''sectoare'' in Romanian), each of which has their own mayor and council, and has responsibility over local affairs, such as secondary streets, parks, schools and the cleaning services. Each of the 6 sectors contains a number of informal districts (''cartiere'') which have no administrative function: * Sector 1: Dorobanți, Băneasa, Aviației, Pipera, , Primăverii, Romană, Victoriei, Herăstrău, Bucureștii Noi, Dămăroaia, Străulești, Chitila, Grivița, , , , and a small part of Giulești – the part with Giulești Stadium * Sector 2: Pantelimon, Colentina, Iancului, Tei, Floreasca, Moșilor, Obor, , Fundeni, * Sector 3: Vitan, Dudești, Titan, Centrul Civic, Balta Albă, Dristor, Lipscani, , * Sector 4: Berceni, Olteniței, Văcărești, , Tineretului, Progresul * Sector 5: Rahova, Ferentari, Giurgiului, Cotroceni, 13 Septembrie, Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Police
The Romanian Police ( ro, Poliția Română, ) is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and it is led by a General Inspector with the rank of Secretary of State. Duties The Romanian Police is responsible for: * policing in Romania * the protection of the fundamental rights and liberties of the citizens and of the private and public property * the prevention and identification of criminal offences and their perpetrators * maintaining the public order and safety Organization General Inspectorate of Romanian Police is the central unit of police in Romania, which manages, guides, supports and controls the activity of the Romanian police units, investigates and analyses very serious crimes related to organized crime, economic, financial or banking criminality, or to other crimes which make the object of the criminal cases investigated by the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a Franchising, franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had its previous headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in June 2018. McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries in more than 40,000 outlets as of 2021. McDonald's is best known for its hamburgers, cheeseburgers and french fries, although their menus include other items like ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipera Metro Station
Pipera is a metro station in Bucharest, located in the Pipera district. Opened on 24 October 1987 as part of the M2 extension from Piața Unirii, it is the northern terminus of the line. The initial scope of the station was to serve the large Pipera industrial estate. Since the end of industry in Romania however, the station is now used by the new business and residential estates established here. RATB tram lines 16 and 36 stop outside the station building. Night bus N125 also stops here. Layout The station has two side platforms. Northbound trains reverse in the sidings to the east of the station which can be seen from the platforms. To make room for them, southbound trains leave as northbound trains arrive. Tunnel walls, as seen from the platforms, describe the life on Romanian pepper farmers, as depicted in the works of orthodox-traditionalist writer Gheorghe Pascovici. There are plans to add a permanent exhibition to the platform, celebrating the life of Romanian World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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