Bucharest

Bucharest is a bustling city, but you cannot say that it has character. To that end is just too much of a mix of different times, and the Communist era was not a good time for Bucharest: an earthquake in 1977 and a megalomaniac dictator pulverised large parts of the historic centre. Instead Ceauşescu wanted to create a "the first socialist capital for the new socialist man" with his Centru Civic. Ironically, the greatest sight in Bucharest is his most ambitious, the exceedingly large Palace of Parliament.

Centru Civic 1. Bulevardul Unirii	2. National Library	3. Mihai Vodă Church	4. Piaţa Unirii
5. River Dâmboviţa	6. Centru Civic Housing	The Palace of Parliament 7. The Entrance	8. Some Facts
9. Hallway	10. Theatre	11. Chandelier	12. The Sixty Chairs
13. Another Hallway	14. Floor Plan?	15. Wall Chandelier	16. Yet a Chandelier
17. Staircase	18. Carpet	19. Ceiling Detail	20. The Great Hall
21. Door Detail	22. View from the Terrace	23. Playground	24. The Protesters
Lipscani 25. Caru' cu Bere	26. Stavropoleos Church	27. Stavropoleos Church II	28. Lipscani Street
29. Contrasts	30. Lipscani Houses	31. Narrow Alley	32. Old Court Church
33. Old Court Church II	34. Hanul lui Manuc	35. Hanul lui Manuc II	36. Hanul lui Manuc III
37. Russian Church	38. Russian Church II	39. Scaffolding	The Monumental Centre 40. Cercul Militar National
41. Former Communist Party HQ	42. Glorie Maritilor Nostri	43. University Library	44. HQ for Romanian Architects
45. Creţulescu Church	46. Art Noveau	47. What Style?	48. Contrasts
Piaţa Universităţii 49. Memorial I	50. Memorial II	51. Memorial III	52. Hospital

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