Piata Revolutiei

Revolution Square is a square that was traditionally called Palace Square until the time of the Romanian Revolution in 1989. Previously, during the communist period, it was also called Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Square. It is surrounded by important buildings, including the Royal Palace, the Romanian Athenaeum or the Palace of the Carol I University Foundation. and the Renaissance Memorial.

The latter - Eternal Glory to the Heroes and the Romanian Revolution of December 1989, was inaugurated in 2005 and has 25 meters. In the center of the memorial are walls where the names of all those who lost their lives are written. An important historical event in the market is the great anti-communist and pro-monarchist manifestation of the youth in Bucharest.

It took place on November 8, 1945 and was repressed through violence and arrests. Another important historical event, bearing his name, by the way, after December 21, is, of course, the Romanian Revolution of 1989.


The square is considered to be an important and especially representative for Bucharest, being also a landmark of local and national history. In addition to the historical load, it is attractive because it is delimited by some of the most important architectural and cultural landmarks.
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The Renaissance Memorial in its full name The Renaissance Memorial - Eternal Glory to the Heroes and Romanian Revolution of December 1989 is a monumental complex located in Revolution Square (formerly Palace Square) in Bucharest, erected in memory of the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989. The author of the work is Alexandru Ghilduș. The memorial ensemble is 25 meters long and cost 56 billion lei.[1]

During the controversies born on the side of the construction, location or appearance of the monument, the ensemble received several nicknames used by the inhabitants of Bucharest or the mass media, in the discussions about the memorial. Among these nicknames can be mentioned: "Teapa" from the Revolution Square, Potato on a Stick,[2][3][4] Tepușa cu cartof,[5] "Vector with crown", "impaled potato", "pyramid thorn ", "missed circumcision", "penetration monument", "a brain on a stick", "olive-on-a-toothpick", "a-nut-on-a-stick", "a cob-on-a-skewer", "the potato of the revolution", "the pipe and the testicle ", "the 56 billion peg", "kitsch with the patalama”.


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