BUCHAREST ARCH OF TRIUMPH

The Arch of Triumph in Bucharest was a modest monument in the beginning, made of wood and built in 1878 after the Independence War to mark the victory parade on October 8 the same year. UPDATE JUNE 2021 – The Arch of Triumph is now opened to public. No taxes. See the timetable for visiting Arch of Triumph!

ARCH OF TRIUMPH IN BUCHAREST

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
Date Uploaded:2016-08-23
Description: Bucharest Arch Of Triumph was designed to be one of the Romanian capital highlights

BUCHAREST ARCH OF TRIUMPH

By: Bucharest Travel
Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
Date Uploaded:2016-03-27
Description: The Arch Of Triumph is one of the most important buildings in the Romanian capital

VICTORY AND TRIUMPH SYMBOL OF BUCHAREST

Two inscriptions were written in front of it: The defenders of Independence and Bucharest City. A statue representing The Victory was placed on the Arch. There were also written the names of the places were Romanians fought for freedom to remain on this symbol of triumph in the War of Independence against the Turkish Empire and of its domination which lasted for more than 300 years.

A MONUMENT FOR THE TRIUMPH OF ROMANIA 

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
Date Uploaded:2016-08-23
Description: Bucharest Arch of Triumph is to host the Romania National Day parade on December 1st

HISTORY OF THE ARCH OF TRIUMPH IN BUCHAREST

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The second Arch of Triumph in Bucharest was built in 1922 to mark the 1918 December 1st Great Unification. The architect Petre Antonescu designed it and the Arch was made of reinforced concrete with granite decorations. In 1932, a committee, ruled by the great historian Nicolae Iorga, decided to recondition the monument. Works started in 1935 and were finished a year later. We have visited the inside Arch of Triumph last year. You can see what we found HERE.

CLOSE VIEW ARCH OF TRIUMPH BUCHAREST

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
Date Uploaded:2016-08-23
Description: Arch of Triumph in Bucharest needed repairs that lasted more than 2 years

BUCHAREST ARCH OF TRIUMPH IN WORLD WAR 2

In 1941, at the beginning of World War 2, the Romanian army which had just freed Basarabia and Bucovina from the Soviet Union dictatorship, marched under the Arch of Triumph in Bucharest. Fortunately, the monument suffered no damages during the war, when also the Germans and the Americans released hundreds of bombs against Romanian army positions in Bucharest.

BUCHAREST ARCH OF TRIUMPH IN SPRING

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
Date Uploaded:2016-03-27
Description: Symbol of victory in The Independence War in 1878

BUCHAREST ARCH OF TRIUMPH AFTER COMMUNISM

After 1945, when the Romanian Communist Party became the only political party in the country and the regime changed, the inscriptions, the original architectural style and the Royal Family insets on the Arch of Triumph in Bucharest were destroyed. The communists replaced them with floral decorations. In fact, they didn’t care much about the monument. In 1980 they realized the Arch Of Triumph was almost a ruin and repaired it. A festive lighting outfit was made. It worked only once. Since 1990, the Arch of Triumph in Bucharest has become the most important place dedicated to the Unification Day parade, on December 1st. Made of pink marble from Ruschita and stone brought from 5 important Romanian quarries, the Arch of Triumph is 27 meters high and 25 meters wide and is considered a modern new Romanian architectural masterpiece. It is also one of the symbols and highlights of Bucharest.

THE ARCH OF TRIUMPH IN BUCHAREST NOWADAYS

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
Date Uploaded:2016-03-27
Description: The Arch Of Triumph was rebuilt several times and is now part of the Bucharest Bus Tour

THE ARCH OF TRIUMPH AND BUCHAREST CITY TOUR

Now, the Arch of Triumph is part of the tour the authorities thought might help foreign tourists and not only to discover the Romanian capital. This tour is called BUCHAREST CITY TOUR.