Bucharest North railway station

Gara de Nord is the name of two separate metro stations, situated near Gara de Nord train station in Bucharest and serving lines M1 and M4. Neither of the metro stations nor the railway station are interconnected, passengers being required to use the next station (Basarab) to switch from M1 to M4 directly, without having to validate a ticket. The first station was opened on 24 December 1987 as the eastern terminus on an extension from Crângași. On 17 August 1989, the extension to Dristor was opened. The M4 station was opened on 1 March 2000 as part of the inaugural section of the line from Gara de Nord to 1 Mai.It is very unusual mainly due to its story: Initially designed as a bilevel station, the layout of it was heavily changed, leading into a one-year delay until its opening (this involved abandoning its bilevel plan and inserting a tight turn going towards Piața Victoriei). One can notice the structures made for the bi-level tunnel, in the tunnel towards Basarab. The second station began construction during 1989, but the construction work froze due to the economic downturn following the revolution in the same year. Construction on line M4 resumed in 1996, by removing the water filled in the tunnels, and it was opened in 2000. Owing to this current configuration, passengers have to exit the system and enter again, despite there being a sort of connection tunnel between the stations. A widely circulated urban story tells how supposedly the upper deck of one of the bilevel tunnels served as a siding, where trains could be left overnight in case there was no capacity in other places. Supposedly, one Astra IVA set was left in the upper deck but the tracks leading to the sidings were destroyed by construction work, and was left there abandoned, in its place, another set with the identical numbers was delivered. The story further claims that the set was eventually found in working order after 1989, but since it could not be removed, it was left there and thieves, years later, broke into the tunnels and dismantled parts from the unit.

The King Ferdinand I National Military Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Militar Național "Regele Ferdinand I"), located at 125-127 Mircea Vulcănescu St., Bucharest, Romania, was established on 18 December 1923 by King Ferdinand I. It has been at its present site since 1988, in a building finished in 1998.

The Malmaison Church (Romanian: Biserica Malmaison) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 122 Calea Plevnei in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint George. The church, nicknamed after a former military barracks in the area, stands on the site of an earlier wooden church from the 1830s. During the Wallachian Revolution of 1848, the remains of 47 soldiers and two officers were buried in a mass grave in the churchyard; a stone cross was dedicated to their memory in 1998. The current church was built from the foundations up in 1906–1908, and consecrated in 1909. Monuments to the main donor and her family stand in the yard. The structure was damaged during the 1940 earthquake and repaired in 1943. The old oil painting was redone in fresco from 1954 to 1963. Cracks in the walls appeared after the 1977 earthquake. Repairs followed, as well as a repainting in 1983, and the church was rededicated in 1984. Various improvements were carried out starting in 1992, including to the main dome, riddled with bullets during the Romanian Revolution.The cross-shaped church measures 22 meters long by 7.5–11 meters wide. It features polygonal apses, a dome above the nave and two small, square-based towers. A large portico reaches to the base of the pediment. It has three arches resting on stone columns. The octagonal domes have conical roofs coated in tiles, like the rest of the roof. The pediment has layers of crenellated brick. The exterior is made up of red brick alternating with pieces of masonry. Icons of Saints Peter and Paul are painted on the portico, with Christ Pantocrator above the entrance. The windows are of stained glass and depict saints. A chapel dates to 2001.The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

Basarab is a metro station in Bucharest. It is located near the Basarab railway station (Gara Basarab), which is part of Bucharest's main railway station, at the intersection of Calea Griviței and Nicolae Titulescu Avenue. The M1 station was added on 26 August 1992 to the already operating extension from Crângași to Gara de Nord. The M4 station was opened on 1 March 2000 as part of the inaugural section of the line from Gara de Nord to 1 Mai.Access to Gara Basarab proper (a small annex of Gara de Nord, used mainly for commuter trains) is possible via a tunnel crossing the 14 platforms and tracks of Gara de Nord. The Basarab metro station was added after Line M1 was finished, with the sole intent of providing a means to change from M1 to M4 (while initially the trains of M1 and M4 were supposed to run on the same trackage up to Crângași, a change of project in 1988 involved building separate trackage for each, with the trains running exclusively under Calea Griviței and no longer reaching Crângași, with access between the two at Gara de Nord 1 being impossible without leaving the system and paying for a fare again). The station is extremely close to the Gara de Nord metro station (not only are the lights of Basarab easily visible through the tunnel at Gara de Nord 2, but both stations are built below the platforms of Gara de Nord railway station), a situation uncommon for a system characterized by large distances between stations (up to 2 km (1.2 mi)). The construction of the station began in November 1990 and was completed in January 1992 for the M1 section and March 2000 for the M4 section. The station has four tracks on the same level, two of the tracks on each side of the station, and two as a pair in the center, leaving space for two wide platforms. The two central tracks are used by M1 while the outermost tracks are used by M4, leaving one platform to be used for northbound trains and one for southbound trains. Each platform has very long and thick wall-like columns, spanning for three quarters of the station, allowing access between the M1 and M4 sections through 6 points. This was done to easier conceal the work being done on the M4 side while passengers were using the M1 side. The design of the two sides, although part of the same station and even the same platform, is quite different – the M1 side features white-grey marble walls and floors, with a grey travertine roof arranged as to form a square grid, lit by square white fluorescent neon lights built inside the grid while the M4 side features orange synthetic walls, black Azul Noce granite on the floors, and yellow neon lighting running in a continuous line along the station, above the tracks. The station is usually announced in trains at Gara de Nord, Grivița, and Crângași as "the place to switch between M1 and M4".

The Mark, is a class A office building that is constructed in the north-western part of Bucharest in the vicinity of the Bucharest North railway station. The building has a total of 15 floors with two underground, one ground and 14 upground floors and a gross leasable area of 24,000 m2 (260,000 sq ft). At completion the 70 m (230 ft) high building is one of the tallest in Bucharest. The construction of the building started in March 2016 and was finished in 2019 at a total cost of €66 million.The project was announced for development in 2012 but was put on hold soon after by its developer, the real estate branch of the Austrian Erste Group, due to other large construction works underwent in the area. The project also comprises a second smaller six floor office building named The Podium with a gross leasable area of around 21,500 m2 (231,000 sq ft).

Premium Plaza is a class A office building located in the city of Bucharest, Romania. The building was opened in 2007. It stands at a height of 64 meters and has 15 floors, with a net area of 8,645 m2. It is also equipped with 50 underground parking spaces.

The Basarab Overpass (Romanian: Pasajul Basarab) is a road overpass in Bucharest, Romania, connecting Nicolae Titulescu blvd. and Grozǎveşti Road, part of Bucharest's inner city ring. A design by engineer Javier Manterola, its construction was undertaken by FCC and Astaldi.

Bucharest Corporate Center also known as the Generali Tower is a class A office building in Bucharest. It has 15 floors and a surface of 18,000 m2. The building is owned by the real estate branch of insurance giants Assicurazioni Generali.

Basarab railway station (Romanian: Gara Basarab) in Bucharest is situated near the city's main station, Gara de Nord. Built in 1959 to handle a share of the main station's traffic and mainly used by short-distance commuter trains run by Căile Ferate Române, it is often considered to be an annex of Gara de Nord, to which it is linked by a footbridge. Basarab railway station is served directly by the Bucharest Metro system, via Basarab metro station. The underground passageway to the Metro station can also be used to cross the train tracks of Gara de Nord, since it has exits on both sides of the tracks. RATB lines: Tram lines: 1 (on the Basarab Bridge), 35, and 44. Trolleybus lines: 65 and 86 (only Grivița side). Bus lines: 105, 123, 133, 162, 178, 282. Express Bus lines: 780 (Basarab railway station – Henri Coandă International Airport).

St. Nicholas–Buzești Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfântul Nicolae–Buzești) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 2-4 Alexandru Ioan Cuza Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. At the time of its founding, the church was located at the northern limit of the city, in an area full of gardens, vineyards and vacant lots, owned by 40-50 members of the carpenters’ guild. As noted in the original pisanie, the church was built between 1847 and 1854, following approval by the local authorities. Among the ktetors was the celebrated Dobre “Dulgherul” (the Carpenter), who also worked as a builder. The portico was added in 1873; according to the new pisanie of 1897, it was later repaired and repainted by Gheorghe Ioanide. The church burned in 1899, and the domes were renovated during the major repairs of 1910-1911. The stained-glass windows of 1911 were redone in 1946. In World War I, the occupying German Army requisitioned the church bells and used the bronze for producing shells; new bells were cast in 1925. In 1924, the facades, choir, mosaic flooring and painting were redone and the portico rebuilt; the structure was re-sanctified the following year.Following damage during the 1940 earthquake and the 1944 bombardment, the church underwent restoration in 1942-1946, 1960 and 1964. The painting was repaired after the 1977 earthquake, and the exterior panels were executed in 1990. On the night of 7-8 December 1991, all valuables inside were robbed, following which the church was set on fire. The interior painting, furniture, iconostasis and liturgical objects were destroyed, the walls calcined and the domes cracked. Services were temporarily held in the undamaged portico. Repairs took place in 1992-1997, and a new sanctification occurred in 2004.The cross-shaped Neoclassical church measures 27 meters long by 8.5 to 11 meters wide, with side apses in slight relief, circular on the exterior. It has two domes: a larger octagonal one above the nave, and a square bell tower above the narthex. Both are made of masonry, with flattened roofs. The facades are lined with pilasters, the exterior a simple one, in profile. The high windows end in arches; they alternate with niches featuring icons of saints. The western facade ends in a trapezoid. The portico, smaller than the rest of the church but with a similar trapezoid, features three arches, closed by windows and doors. The church is entered through the south face of the portico, and its yard is planted with trees and flowers.The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

The Dâmbovița Center (also named Casa Radio) is an unfinished building in Bucharest, Romania, near Cotroceni, on the shore of the Dâmbovița River. Casa Radio (meaning Radio House) was erected during the late 1980s by the Communist regime on land which before the Second World War was the location of the Bucharest Hippodrome. The building was intended to serve as a museum of the Romanian Communist Party. The balcony (which no longer exists) of the unfinished building facing Știrbei Vodă Street was used by the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu on 23 August 1989 to watch the festivities marking Romania's National Day. It was the last Communist-style parade in Romania. The Romanian government contracted the construction of a hotel and a mall called "Dâmbovița Center" to the Turkish company Cenk Vefa Kucuk. The project was supposed to be a $275 million investment and the largest multipurpose complex in the region. It was supposed to build a 300-room hotel, 69,000 m² of retail spaces, 16,000 m² of offices, 45,000 m² of commercial galleries and a residential complex, designed to include 200 apartments, a parking lot, restaurants and a hospital. The government, which provided the building, would get only 10% of the income. The government canceled the contract in 2005 because of various irregularities regarding the auction, the company and the financing. The company said it would sue to recover the money already invested.In the winter of 2006, a public-private partnership agreement between Elbit Medical Imaging, an Israeli company, and the Romanian government was announced to develop Casa Radio. The Romanian Government will remain a 15% partner in the scheme. Construction began in June 2007, after a decision to demolish 70% of the initial building, keeping only the façade and the structural framework. The new project will consist of a mall of 100,000 m2 (1,100,000 sq ft), a five star hotel with 320 rooms, a residential area with 300 apartments and three office towers of 26, 30 and 34 floors with the last tower having 155 m (509 ft).Plaza Centers, the developer of Casa Radio in Bucharest entered in 2013 judicial reorganization under the protection of the Dutch bankruptcy law, the Israeli investor Mordechay Zisser announced. Plaza Centers intends to invest in Romania in projects with a total value of nearly EUR 2 billion, the largest of projects being Dâmbovița Center, built on the 600,000 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft) platform of Casa Radio. In July 2014, Plaza Centers successfully completed debt restructuring and emerges from reorganization proceeding, and after 2014 it sold Kragujevac Plaza in Serbia and a shopping center in India. The development of Casa Radio comprises approximately 467,000 m2 (5,030,000 sq ft) of built area, including a 90,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft) GLA shopping mall and indoor leisure center, approximately 127,000 m2 (1,370,000 sq ft) GBA of offices, hotel complex with conference center and underground car parking spaces. The Company Plaza Centers expected to complete the first phase of the project, which includes the shopping center, parking and PAB, in 2017.

ProCredit Bank is a commercial bank based in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in 2002 as Banca de Microfinantare MIRO and was renamed in December 2004.In 2013, the bank signed loan guarantee agreements with the European Investment Fund in order to give small and medium businesses in Romania better access to loans.The bank experienced significant growth over the period from 2005 until 2009..