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Geology Museum (Romania)

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2, Șoseaua Pavel D. Kiseleff, Bucharest (Romania) 1
2, Șoseaua Pavel D. Kiseleff, Bucharest (Romania) 1

The National Geology Museum in located on Şoseaua Kiseleff (street), in Bucharest, Romania. It is located near Victory Square and Kiseleff Park, in central Bucharest. The museum hosts a collection of 80,000 samples of rocks, fossils, and minerals from Romania.

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Geology Museum (Romania)
Șoseaua Pavel Dimitrievici Kiseleff, Bucharest Aviatorilor (Sector 1)

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Șoseaua Pavel Dimitrievici Kiseleff 2
011345 Bucharest, Aviatorilor (Sector 1)
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