bucurești

bucharest

symbol of bucharest
“Bucharest is a creation of our nation, it
is our originality, it’s everything that we
were able to do ...”
Nicolae Iorga
“Istoria Bucureștilor”, 1939 (“History of Bucharest”)
Great Musicians at the
Romanian Athenaeum
“Give a penny for the Athenaeum!” (“Daţi un leu pentru
Ateneu!”) is the slogan of this architectural monument
(year of completion, 1888), after its initial budget was
exceeded. The edifice, in neoclassical style, was built
at the initiative of a group of Romanian intellectuals.
The edifice has become the symbol of Bucharest, being
solely a place of music and the residence of the “George
Enescu” Philharmonic. Inside the Athenaeum, with its
exceptional acoustics the world’s great musicians (such
as: Yehudi Menuhin, Enescu’s student, Zubin Mehta, Ion
Voicu, Sergiu Celibidache and the Madrigal Choir) have
performed. Every two years, each edition of “George
Enescu International Festival and Competition” takes
place in sold out conditions.
philharmonic “george enescu”
http://fge.org.ro/ro.html
international festival “george enescu”
www.festivalenescu.ro

 the house of parliament

A rival to The Pentagon
Parliament House is considered the
second largest administrative edifice in
the world (270m x 245m x 86m), after
the Pentagon. One of the most visited
sights of the capital, was built in five
years to become the residence of the
main communist institutions during
Nicolae Ceaușescu regime period.
Today, the colossal building hosts
several public institutions as the Roma-
nian Parliament and the Contemporary
Art Museum distinguished by their
significance.

the house of parliament

www.cdep.ro

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