Piața Revoluției

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Piața Revoluției is a historic square in central Bucharest, Romania, known as the focal point of the 1989 Romanian Revolution and home to several important political and cultural landmarks.

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Piața Revoluției canonical 2
Piața Revoluției (Romanian) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public square
adjacentTo Calea Victoriei, Bucharest
surface form: Calea Victoriei

Strada Academiei
Strada Dem I. Dobrescu
coordinateLocation 44.439°N 26.097°E
country Romania
culturalSignificance symbol of the fall of communism in Romania
formerName Piața Palatului
governingBody Bucharest City Hall
hasHeritageDesignation historic monument of Romania
hasLandmark Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party building
surface form: Balcony of the former Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party

Central University Library of Bucharest
Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party building
surface form: Former Central Committee building of the Romanian Communist Party

Kretzulescu Church
Memorial of Rebirth
Ministry of the Interior building
surface form: Ministry of Internal Affairs building

National Museum of Art of Romania
Romanian Athenaeum
Royal Palace of Bucharest
Equestrian statue of King Carol I
surface form: Statue of King Carol I of Romania
hasNameInLanguage Piața Revoluției self-linksurface differs
surface form: Piața Revoluției (Romanian)

Revolution Square
surface form: Revolution Square (English)
hasNearbyPublicTransport Romana metro station
surface form: Piața Romană metro station

Universitate metro station
multiple STB bus and tram lines on Calea Victoriei
hasPublicArt Memorial of Rebirth monument
heritageStatus protected urban ensemble in Bucharest
historicalPeriod Cold War
post-communist Romania
locatedIn Bucharest
central Bucharest
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sector 1, Bucharest
namedAfter Romanian Revolution of 1989
near Cișmigiu Gardens
Revolution Square, Bucharest
surface form: University Square, Bucharest
notableFor architecture from 19th and 20th centuries
role in regime change in Romania in 1989
partOf Bucharest city center
politicalSignificance place where Nicolae Ceaușescu gave his last public speech
site of mass protests against Nicolae Ceaușescu in December 1989
significantEvent Romanian Revolution of 1989
touristAttraction yes
usedFor commemorative ceremonies
cultural events
political demonstrations
public gatherings

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Calea Victoriei, Bucharest hasPart Piața Revoluției
subject surface form: Calea Victoriei
Revolution Square hasNameInLanguage Piața Revoluției
Piața Revoluției hasNameInLanguage Piața Revoluției self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Piața Revoluției (Romanian)