Piața Palatului
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Piața Palatului was the former name of Bucharest’s Revolution Square, a central public space historically associated with major political events in Romania.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public square
ⓘ
urban public space ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Calea Victoriei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central University Library of Bucharest NERFINISHED ⓘ Former Communist Party Headquarters building NERFINISHED ⓘ Kretzulescu Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Palace of Bucharest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Romanian word "piața" meaning "square" and "palatului" meaning "of the palace" ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Piața Revoluției NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Palace Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Piața Revoluției NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commemorative space
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ traffic node ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
symbol of political power in Romania
ⓘ
symbolic center of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Central University Library of Bucharest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Former Communist Party Headquarters building NERFINISHED ⓘ Kretzulescu Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorial of Rebirth NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument to Corneliu Coposu NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument to Iuliu Maniu NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Palace of Bucharest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInstitution |
National Museum of Art of Romania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romanian Athenaeum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStreet | Calea Victoriei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Romanian Communist regime
ⓘ
Romanian Revolution of 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Romanian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bucharest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Sector 1, Bucharest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCityCenter | Bucharest city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Royal Palace of Bucharest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic center of Bucharest ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Piața Revoluției after 1989 ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNameUsage |
communist era in Romania
ⓘ
monarchy era in Romania ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mass demonstrations
ⓘ
military parades ⓘ political rallies ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
| wasSceneOf |
Ceaușescu’s final public speech
ⓘ
December 1989 demonstrations in Bucharest ⓘ anti-communist protests ⓘ |
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