Dorobanţi
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Dorobanţi is a district in Sector 1, Bucharest. The theme of the district is represented by red brick buildings and modern glass buildings. Main intersections/plazas are Perla, Dorobanţi Plaza, Lahovari, Charles de Gaulle, Quito Plaza. Main streets are Calea Dorobanţilor, Iancu de Hunedoara Avenue, Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard and a small part of Ştefan cel Mare Way. It is named after "dorobanţi", type of soldiers from the Romanian War of Independence.
[edit] Borders
Dorobanţi district is delimited in south by Roman Plaza, in south-est by Mihai Eminescu Street, in est by Polonă Street, Floreasca Avenue and the Floreasca district, in north-est by Primăverii district, in north by Herăstrău district, in west by Aviatorilor Avenue and Victoriei Plaza and in south-west by Lascăr Catargiu avenue.
[edit] Transport
- There are 4 metro stations in each corner (north - Aviatorilor; west - Victoriei; south - Romană; east - Ştefan cel Mare, which is at 175 m distance from the border) and one in the middile, which is in construction since the 80's (Dorobanţi - at Perla).
- There are present the 331,301,131,282,182,330,684,335,783 RATB lines and a tram-line.
[edit] Gallery
 Grigore Alexandrescu Street |
 Intersection Roma |
 Căderea Bastiliei Street |
 Calea Dorobanţilor (the main avenue) |
 Building in Dorobanţi seen from Herăstrău Park |
 Old Dorobanţi Hotel, now Howard Johnson |
 Visarion Orthodox Church |
 Quito Plaza, in the part of the district where are many embassy buildings |
 Brick Orthodox Church |
 Broşteanu Orthodox Church |
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