Vintage Map Of Bukarest. Editorial Image

Harmworth`s Universal Encyclopedia 1940s. Bukarest, capital of Rumania. Plan of the city, which is famous for its buildings and churches, and is sometimes called the `Paris of the East`. Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country`s capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III “The Impaler” once ruled.