Tei is a neighborhood in

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. The name comes from the name of a lake in this area: Lacul Tei (

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Lake). The name of the lake comes from the linden woods that existed around it in the past. At the beginning of the 19th century, the area belonged to the

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, who built the Orthodox

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(1833) and, in 1822 the Ghica Tei palace (Palatul Ghica). Around 1900, the area south of the "Calea Lacul Teiului" (today "Bulevardul Lacul Tei") had been sold to

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gardeners (called "sârbi"). After the First World War, on the grounds located north and southeast of the "Calea Lacul Teiului", houses were built. During the

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era, many apartment buildings, as well as the

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and the State Circus were built. To this day, there are still many linden trees in the neighbourhood, and when they are in bloom, they spread a strong scent across the streets. Tei has developed in the last few years from a middle-class neighbourhood into an upper-class one, with many

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being built recently.

Images

File:House of Great Ban Mihai Ghica.jpg, The Ghica palace 19th century File:Palatul Ghica, Colentina, 1859.jpg, The Ghica palace and the Teiul Doamnei Ghika-church in 1859 (view from Lake Plumbuita) File:Bucuresti-vechi (nord-est).JPG, The area around Lacul Tei during the

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File:Biserica Teiul Doamnei Ghika 1.JPG, The church Teiul Doamnei Ghika today File:Palatul Ghica 2.JPG, The Ghica palace today File:Faculatea de constructii Bucuresti.JPG, The Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest File:Parcul Tei, Bucuresti.JPG, Parcul Tei (the "Linden Park") File:Parcul Circului.JPG, Parcul Circului (Parcul Tonola) File:Bucharest (38386167132).jpg, Lizeanu housing estate, built 1962 Districts of Bucharest {{Romania-geo-stub