Piața Romană (''The
Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of Roman civilization
*Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...
Square'') is a major traffic intersection in
Sector 1, central
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 Buc ...
.
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 Boulevard.
The main building of the
Academy of Economic Studies is located to the north of the square.
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