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The State Circus Park (Romanian: Parcul Circul de Stat) is a park in Sector 2 of Bucharest, Romania, which encompasses the Bucharest Metropolitan Circus. The design of the park was laid out in 1961, on an area of ​​26 hectacres, according to the plans of architect Valentin Donose. The water level of the pink lotus lake has dropped dramatically in the past few years, seriously affecting the local fauna (fish, wild ducks, turtles, etc.). The causes of the drop in the lake's water level are uncertain, but it could be the clogging of the lake with debris and clay, or it could be due to more difficult access to the groundwater, due to drought. In recent years, an irrigation system has been built to maintain the park's flora, and over 20,000 trees and shrubs have been planted. The Bucharest Lakes, Parks and Recreation Administration, the park's administrator, has restored the alleys and modernized the entire public lighting system in the park. The total amount invested by the City Hall of the Capital for the park's modernization was approximately €1 million.

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State Circus Park
Bulevardul Lacul Tei, Bucharest Tei (Sector 2)

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Bulevardul Lacul Tei
020374 Bucharest, Tei (Sector 2)
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Dichiu–Tirchilești Church
Dichiu–Tirchilești Church

The Dichiu–Tirchilești Church (Romanian: Biserica Dichiu–Tirchilești) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 72 Icoanei Street in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The church existed by 1773, but lacks a pisanie or other inscriptions attesting its precise origins. Its name comes from two sources: Deoghen, traditionally considered the ktetor, was dichiu or oikonomos of the Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia; while he was assisted by a certain Tirchilă. For some years, the surrounding area was a village called Tirchilești, incorporated into Bucharest by 1789. Local tradition holds that the church initially served a skete of monks, which ceased to exist when the city extended its boundaries, transforming the building into a parish church. In 1880, it was extended and a wooden dome added. Repairs took place in 1898 and 1903. The interior was painted in fresco in 1949–1953, while exterior repainting was carried out in 1955.The church measures 22 meters long by 6–10 meters wide, and is situated on an elevation. It is cross-shaped, with polygonal exterior apses, an octagonal dome above the nave and, above the narthex, a square bell tower. The latter is topped by a cross sitting on a small roof lantern supported by four slender columns. Interior columns were demolished, while the formerly open portico is entirely closed by masonry, ending in a flat facade with two small pylons at the ends. The exterior was frequently modified as well: the string course does not survive, and the sides feature arches in the lower part, medallions in the upper. The entrance is flanked by icons of Saints Peter and Paul. Two rows of seven saints each, with floral decorations, sit above the entrance, as does the patron saint's icon.The church owns a restored Gospel Book and relics of Saints Paraskeva of the Balkans, Stephen, John the New of Suceava and the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, all displayed in a silver hand. It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.