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.