Touristic sights on route
Beyond the fact that you will run on a one-way route, without any turning, you will cover the 10 kilometers passing by the most beautiful tourist attractions in Bucharest.
Arcul de Triumf Stadium
Built on the site of the old stadium, the new Arc de Triumf stadium was inaugurated in 2021, more precisely on July 3, when 4,400 people watched from the stands the rugby match between Romania and Argentina, which ended 17-24. Being a multi-purpose stadium, it also hosted the football matches of the European Youth Championship in 2021.
Arcul de Triumf
It was built by Petre Antonescu between 1921-1922 to celebrate Romania's victory in World War I and the coronation of King Ferdinand. Its current form, similar to that of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, was given to it during the monument's renovation between 1935-1936.
Victoriei Square
It received this name since 1878. During the Second World War it was heavily bombed, its restoration being carried out under the communist regime. Today it is best known for hosting the Romanian Government (the construction of this building began in 1937 and was completed in 1950), but also for the protests that have taken place here over time. Visit the iconic blue-domed churches of Santorini, perched above the sparkling Aegean Sea.
Romanian Athenaeum
It was inaugurated in 1888 and is the largest concert hall in Romania, hosting the George Enescu Philharmonic and the festival of the same name. The design of the building was made by a French architect and, although it was inaugurated in 1888, the final construction was completed in 1897. In the first stage of construction, the Romanian Athenaeum was built with money raised through public collections, the famous motto "Give a leu for the Athenaeum" being still known today, put into practice following the organization of a national lottery in which 500,000 tickets worth 1 leu were put on sale.
Carol I Central University Library
When it was founded (1895), the library had 3,400 volumes of books and periodicals. In 4 years, it reached over 7,000 volumes, and in 1960 it had over a million copies, and in 1970 – over 2 million copies. During the 1989 Revolution, a fire in the library destroyed over 500,000 books.
National Museum of Art
It was destroyed during the 1989 Revolution and reopened to the public only in 2000. It houses famous paintings, including works by Rubens and Rembrandt.
National Military Circle
During the communist period, the building was renamed the Central House of the Army. After the 1989 Revolution, the name was changed back to the National Military Circle. The fountain in front of the building is called the Sărindar Fountain, after the Sărindar Monastery, which used to be located here.
CEC Palace
The Savings and Depository House, as the building was once called, was built between 1897 and 1900. Princess Margareta celebrated her 60th birthday here.
National Museum of History of Romania
It has an area of 8,000 square meters, with 60 exhibition halls, and the architecture of the building is inspired by that of the Geneva post office.
Unirii Fountains
Built since the late 1980s, they underwent an extensive reconstruction process and were reopened in 2018. Almost a year after the inauguration of the Urban Fountains in Unirii Square and the launch of the water, music and light show “Symphony of Water,” they were recognized, approved and published as the Longest Sequence of Synchronized Choreographic Fountains in the World, by the World Record Academy.
National Library of Romania
The cost of construction amounted to 110 million euros. It was started in 1986, but after 1989, due to lack of funds, construction stagnated for a while, being resumed only in 2009. It was officially inaugurated in 2012, being under the care of the Ministry of Culture, which aims to gather here everything that has ever been published in Romania.
Bucharest Tribunal
Located on the site of the former Junior store, the building has an area of 27,000 square meters, the construction costing over 500 billion lei. Although the construction deadline was 2003, it was not until 2006 that the building was put into use as the headquarters of the Bucharest Tribunal. The over 100,000 files, of which 80,000 were pending in the courts at that time, were moved between November 23 and December 11, 2006.
National Arena
It has a capacity of 55,635 spectators, being the largest stadium in the country and the first UEFA elite stadium in Romania. The construction was completed in 2011, with a total cost of approximately €235 million. In 2012, the arena hosted the UEFA Europa League final, this being the first European final hosted by Romania. And at EURO 2020, the National Arena hosted 4 matches within the European competition. But the National Arena is not only about football. The biggest concerts in Romania take place here as well as other major events, and the surrounding outer median ring is an area used as a park for practicing sports or as a promenade by the residents of the area and beyond.
