Monument sights in Bucharest
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Triumphal Arch
About half way up Şos Kiseleff, the 11m Triumphal Arch, based on Paris' namesake monument, was built in 1935 to commemorate the reunification of Romania in 1918. Sites of WWI battles are inscribed inside the arch, while King Ferdinand and Queen Marie feature on its southern façade. Previously a shoddy makeshift monument had been made in 1922 (just before King Ferdinand's triumphant entry into the city).
The arch was so ludicrous that composer George Enescu wrote to the city mayor, demanding to know when a 'real' triumphal arch would be erected. Its viewing platform is now closed to the public.
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Romulus and Remus statue
On Piaţa Romană you can see the Romulus and Remus statue, which depicts Lupoaica Romei (the wolf of Rome) and the abandoned children Romulus and Remus, whom the wolf fed and cared for, enabling them to found the city of Rome. The statue was a gift from Italy.
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Rebirth Memorial
On an island in Calea Victoriei is a new, controversial (due to its ugliness and lack of symbolism) Rebirth Memorial - a white obelisk piercing a basket-like crown (some have called it the 'potato of the revolution' because of its crown shape).
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Memorial Cross
A black memorial cross, a couple of blocks north of Piaţa Universităţii, marks the spot where the first protestor in the 1989 Revolution, Mihai Gătlan, died at 17:30 on 21 December 1989.
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