The CEC Palace on Calea Victoriei

Itinerary · Bucharest, Romania

Little Paris: an architecture walk

Belle Époque palaces, an Art Deco tower, a Brâncovenesc monastery and the neo-Romanian style.

A full day · on foot

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  1. 9:30

    1Stavropoleos Monastery

    Old Town·Monastery church

    The Brâncovenesc style.

  2. 10:15

    2CEC Palace

    Calea Victoriei·Landmark

    A bank under a glass dome.

  3. 10:45

    3Palace of the Post Office (National History Museum)

    Calea Victoriei·Museum

    Neoclassical grandeur.

  4. 11:30

    4Palace of the Telephones

    Calea Victoriei·Landmark

    Art Deco on Calea Victoriei.

  5. 12:00

    5Revolution Square

    City Centre·Historic square

    Around the old Royal Palace.

  6. 12:30

    6Romanian Athenaeum

    City Centre·Concert hall

    The domed concert hall.

  7. 13:30

    7Casa Oamenilor de Știință

    Dorobanți·Romanian & European

    Lunch in a Belle Époque villa.

  8. 15:30

    8Cantacuzino Palace

    Calea Victoriei·Palace

    The shell-shaped canopy.

  9. 17:00

    9Arcul de Triumf

    Kiseleff·Monument

    The triumphal arch.

Look up; the façades are the show.

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