Bucharest – Romania
Bucharest lies in the broad plains of Wallachia, south of the Carpathian Mountains along the Dâmbovița River. The city developed as an important political and commercial center between Central Europe and the Ottoman world.
The architecture of Bucharest reflects a complex history shaped by royal courts, nineteenth-century modernization, and the later period of communist rule. Wide boulevards, historic churches, and monumental civic buildings stand alongside large public squares and modern urban development.
Among the city’s most notable landmarks is the immense Palace of the Parliament, one of the largest administrative buildings in the world, constructed during the final decades of Romania’s communist era.
