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Published Apr 24, 2010

www.tinyclubhotel.com - GPS Coordonates N 44.428551 E 26.112378 Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country and lies on the banks of the Dambovita River. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Since then Bucharest has gone through a variety of changes, becoming the state capital of Romania in 1862. Bucharest steadily consolidating its position as the centre of the Romanian mass media, culture and arts. Bucharest eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, Bucharest's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of the "Little Paris of the East" (Micul Paris). Although many buildings and districts in the historic centre were damaged or destroyed by war, and Nicolae Ceauşescu's program of systematization, many survived. In recent years, Bucharest has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom. According to January 1, 2009 official estimates, Bucharest proper has a population of 1944367. The urban area extends beyond the limits of Bucharest proper and has a population of 2.1 million people. Adding the satellite towns around the urban area, the metropolitan area of Bucharest has a population of 2.6 million people. Bucharest is the 6th largest city in the European Union by population...