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Bucharest is the capital of Romania and an ancient city, located on the banks of a tributary to the great Danube, the Dâmbovita River. This attractive city has many restored neoclassical buildings and wide leafy boulevards and there are some wonderful parks and gardens including Cismigiu Gardens and Herastrau Park. Bucharest also has three natural lakes (Floreasca, Tei and Colentina), which are surrounded by excellent recreational facilities.
The Cismigiu Gardens in Bucharest
Bucharest has had a rich and varied history, and there is a wealth of diverse architecture on offer, from to Byzantine chapels right through to dreary communist grey apartment blocks, which were regrettably built over the top of some of Bucharest’s medieval architectural treasures. Fortunately a few buildings from the Middle Ages have survived including the ruins of the Curtea Veche (the Old Court of the King or the Old Princely Court), which was built as a domestic residence for the monarchs during Vlad III Dracula’s rule in the 15th Century.
1. Curtea Veche (Ancient Court). A well preserved site of historical building from the 18th century, in the very heart of Bucharest. 
2.Strada Lipscani (Lipscani Street. Lipscanii are the ancient traders, most of them Jewish, which brought their wares from Lipscani, which is the Romanian equivalent for Leipzig. An atmosphere of the second decade of the 20th century. Most of the boutiques are still functional.
3.Casa Poporului. A huge building, the second large world around behind Pentagon! A huge square in the front, an architecture emerging from North Korea or Moscow. Simply overwhelming, indeed. There are many pros and contras opinions about this house, and I want to know yours.
4.Piata palatului. Here began the revolution from 1989, and from the Palace(=Palat) tried Ceausescu to escape with an helicopter. There still are bullet traces in the neighboring buildings.
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A country still looking for its identity, this is Romania ( 22 millions inhabitants). Its chance might be the capital, Bucharest (Bucuresti), a 2 millions inhabitants city which is growing amazingly. In 20 years it will have 6 millions, and in 40 years 10 millions. This is happening in a country where the half of the population lives to the countryside. In Bucharest the real estate business flourishes, the construction flourishes, it is an economic miracle. Many foreign companies settled in Bucharest. The name itself has something to do with enjoying life.
The city is not very old, it has been founded by a Sheppard 500 years ago. In the interbellic period it was bon ton to imitate the Paris architecture, and Bucuresti was also known as the balcanic Paris. You can still see and admire many buildings of that time in the Downtown (street Lipscani, for example, where you can see many boutiques, which where ruled at that times especially by Jewish businessmen).
