Bucharest by Night: Arcul de Triumf (with video)

Arcul De Triumf, Bucharest, Romania

Shot with a Canon 50D and Tokina 12-24mm lens @ f/9, ISO 100, exp. time 10 sec., tripod mounted.

Date & time: June 05 2010, 21:30

Arcul de Triumf is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Bucharest, on the Kiseleff Road.

The first, wooden, triumphal arch was built hurriedly, after Romania gained its independence (1878), so that the victorious troops could march under it. Another temporary arch was built on the same site, in 1922, after World War I, which was demolished in 1935 to make way for the current triumphal arch, which was inaugurated in September 1936.

The current arch has a height of 27 meters and was built after the plans of the architect Petre Antonescu. It has as foundation a 25 x 11.50 meters rectangle. The sculptures with which the facades are decorated were created by famous Romanian sculptors such as Ion Jalea and Dimitrie Paciurea. (source: Wikipedia.org)

For more information, see the movie below:

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