Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

The Teiul Doamnei Ghica Church (Romanian: Biserica Teiul Doamnei Ghica, lit. “Lady Ghica’s linden tree”) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 3 Doamna Ghica Street in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Feast of the Ascension. In the 18th century, according to the pisanie, Vistier (treasurer) Barbu Văcărescu established a church that stood on the circle in front of the present structure. The latter was built in 1833 by Grigore IV Ghica, the former Prince of Wallachia, and his son Grigore. After the completion of construction, supervised by a German architect, the church was sanctified by Grigorie III, Metropolitan of Ungro-Wallachia. It then became a chapel of the neighboring Ghica Tei Palace. Repairs took place in 1894. The dome collapsed during the 1940 earthquake and was rebuilt simply, without the original Neoclassical decorations. Significant repairs were also carried out following the 1977 earthquake.An Italianate Neoclassical structure, the church has been described as the city’s most original. It is situated in a separate yard from the adjacent palace, withdrawn from street level, on the high bank of a lake. A slight ellipse in shape, it measures 18 meters long by 13 meters wide, planned as a unitary composition. The main space is covered by a large vaulted cupola, on which sits the round dome with eight windows. There are four rather small, symmetrical semi-circular niches, covered in quarter-sphere roofs: two on the east, leading out of the altar, and two on the west, containing the choir balcony stairs. The westerly entrance is preceded by a small portico with four Tuscan Doric columns, two each on a joint base, that support a triangular painted pediment. Two pairs of pilasters flank the door, with the pisanie placed above. The facades are decorated with Doric pilasters, also found on the interior. On the upper part, there is a frieze with triglyphs and a metope with a floral pattern. The windows end in a semicircle.The interior was painted in oil by an Italian artist; the frescoes are Byzantine Revival with Western touches, inscribed in panels with Baroque frames. The portrait of the main ktetor, Prince Ghica, is on the left side of the entrance, with his son on the right, along with the three ktetors of the first church: Văcărescu, his wife and daughter. The carved wood iconostasis, in late Viennese Baroque, is sinuous, as is the balcony railing, both adapted to the interior architecture; each also features wooden columns, with either straight or curved fluting. The princely throne, iconostasis frame and side choir stalls and railing are all richly decorated. A glass case behind the throne encloses flags received by the prince from the Sublime Porte, a sign of his authority.The church is surrounded by graves of Ghica family members. The bell tower, situated to the east, towards the lake below, is a massive square structure on two levels, the tower being decorated with Ionic pilasters. The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

Tei is a neighborhood in Bucharest, Romania - Sector 2. The name comes from the name of a lake in this area: Lacul Tei (Linden Tree Lake). The name of the lake comes from the linden woods that existed around it in the past. At the beginning of the 19th century, the area belonged to the Ghica family, who built the Orthodox Teiul Doamnei Ghica Church (1833) and, in 1822 the Ghica Tei palace (Palatul Ghica). Around 1900, the area south of the "Calea Lacul Teiului" (today "Bulevardul Lacul Tei") had been sold to Bulgarian gardeners (called "sârbi"). After the First World War, on the grounds located north and southeast of the "Calea Lacul Teiului", houses were built. During the Nicolae Ceauşescu era, many apartment buildings, as well as the Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest and the State Circus were built. To this day, there are still many linden trees in the neighbourhood, and when they are in bloom, they spread a strong scent across the streets. Tei has developed in the last few years from a middle-class neighbourhood into an upper-class one, with many mansions being built recently.

On 29 January 2021, at around 05:00 EET, a fire broke out at the COVID-19 facility in the Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bucharest, Romania, killing five people. On 4 February 2021, the death toll on the fire was reported to have risen to 12. The death toll rose again to 14 on 6 February 2021, with one more death added to the death toll on 8 February 2021 and two more again on 9 February 2021.

Obor is a metro station in Bucharest, located next to one of the largest open-air markets in Bucharest, Obor. The station was closed for over 10 months, until May 25, 2008, for refurbishment and in order to facilitate the building of a new overground passage for the tram above ground. This station is painted in blue, with pillars separating the two parts of the station. It is currently served by the M1 line. Connections with STB services are 1, 21, 46 (trams), 330 and 335 (buses). The current station was built in 1979 once with the completion of the Obor underpass. Before 1989 a tram line used to run where the current station is located, integrating a tram stop in the underpass. After the construction of the metro the tram tracks were moved above, and in 2008 they were separated from the road, at the same time when the metro station was closed. The metro station was opened on 17 August 1989 as part of the extension from Gara de Nord to Dristor.

The Plumbuita Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Plumbuita) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 58 Plumbuita Street in Bucharest, Romania. Its church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.

Obor is the name of a square and the surrounding district of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. There is also a Bucharest Metro station (on the M1 line) named Obor, which lies in this area. The district is near the Colentina and Moșilor neighborhoods. Obor stands in the place of "Târgul Moșilor", a fair famous throughout Wallachia, which was held twice a week. In Old Romanian, "obor" meant enclosure, corral. Located outside the city, in the 18th century, it was also the place for public hangings. About 20 Turks captured from wars were hanged here by the Romanians.The Obor market (Piața Obor), the direct successor of the original fair, was, until 2007, Bucharest's largest public market. It covered about 16 city blocks and included a variety of indoor and outdoor market spaces, with goods ranging from compact discs to live chickens. Informally, the market spilled into the surrounding neighborhood, both in terms of street vendors and in terms of the nearby Magazin Universal ("Universal Store") named Bucur Obor, a large commercial building and housing estate (officially named the ALMO housing estate, built in 1975 and renovated in 2013 and 2017) that has been parcelled up into hundreds of small, independent retail stores. The market was demolished, not without public outcry, in order to pave the way for a modern market and a small park, thus ending a 300-year tradition. The Veranda Mall, which lies close to the Obor metro station, was inaugurated in October 2016. With a 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) surface, it includes 18 fashion and footwear shops, restaurants, children's playgrounds, a cinema, and a gym, as well as a 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) Carrefour hypermarket. In Romanian popular culture, the neighborhood is referenced by Gică Petrescu in his song Uite-așa aș vrea să mor, in which the artist playfully expresses his desire to be buried in a tavern in the area with a glass of red wine in his hand. Among Bucharest dwellers, it has attained a reputation of a market of relatively cheap products, sometimes even of low quality.The Obor railway station was inaugurated in 1903.

Veranda Mall is a shopping mall located in Bucharest, Romania, in the Obor neighborhood. It lies on Ziduri Moși Street 23, close to the Obor metro station, and it was inaugurated on October 27, 2016. The shopping mall was developed by Professional Imo Partners SA (formerly known as Prodplast Imobiliare S.A.), following a €60 million investment, and it is currently owned by the Pogonaru family. With a 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) surface, it includes 18 fashion and footwear shops, restaurants, children's playgrounds, a cinema and a gym, as well as a 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) Carrefour hypermarket, the first anchor tenant that was contracted by Veranda Mall.

The Valea Saulei is a left tributary of the river Colentina in Romania. It flows into the Colentina in Bucharest. Its length is 6 km (3.7 mi) and its basin size is 50 km2 (19 sq mi).

Zone Arena is an arena located at 164 Barbu Văcărescu Boulevard in Bucharest, Romania. Opened on 1 May 2010, Zone Arena is used for events such as concerts, exhibitions, fairs and shows.

The Bucharest Metropolitan Circus (Romanian: Circul Metropolitan București), also known as Bucharest State Circus, or Globus Circus, is a circus located at 15 Circului Alley in Bucharest, Romania. Built in 1960-1961 by architects Nicolae Porumbescu, Nicolae Pruncu and Constantin Ruleahe, the circus is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania. It has a capacity of up to 1,850 seats.

Pipera is a metro station in Bucharest, located in the Pipera district. Opened on 24 October 1987 as part of the M2 extension from Piața Unirii, it is the northern terminus of the line.The initial scope of the station was to serve the large Pipera industrial estate. Since the end of industry in Romania however, the station is now used by the new business and residential estates established here. RATB tram lines 16 and 36 stop outside the station building. Night bus N125 also stops here.

UpGround is a condominium located in Bucharest at the intersection of Barbu Văcărescu and Fabrica de Glucoză streets and Şoseaua Petricani. The project consists of four buildings, two residential and two office with a total floor area of 226,000 square metres (2,430,000 sq ft). The two residential buildings have 16 floors each and include a number of 600 apartments and have a floor area of 126,000 m2 (1,360,000 sq ft). The project also includes the seven floor class A office building BOC Tower. The tower has a gross leasable area (GLA) of 57,000 m2 (610,000 sq ft) making it the largest office building in Romania. The most important tenants are Banca Românească which occupies 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) and GfK with 2,730 m2 (29,400 sq ft).In May 2008 the project was bought by RREEF Real Estate, the real estate branch of Deutsche Bank for €340 million making it the largest real estate transaction in Romania.