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	What or where is Centru Civic? in The AnswerBank: Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Centru Civic may be unknown to most travellers but it is in fact a district that houses the second largest building in the world - the Casa Poporului - or the Palace of Parliament (the Pentagon in the US is the largest).
		Centru Civic (or Civic Centre) was so expensive to build (and Casa Poporului in particular) that it nearly bankrupted Romania during its construction - the interior of the Casu Poporului is allegedly decorated with gold leaf throughout.
		For the rest of the Civic Centre, 7000 homes and 26 churches were bulldozed to create space for it - as Ceausescu deemed the southern half of the city a slum and decided to pull it all down and rebuild it from scratch.
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	Station Information - Centru Civic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Centru Civic is a complex of rather faceless modern concrete buildings with marble façades, centered on a boulevard originally known as the Boulevard of the Victory of Socialism, renamed after the 1989 revolution as Unification ("Unirii") Boulevard.
		The facelessness and placelessness of the Centru Civic is due not only to its architectural uniformity, but also to having been designed in accord with Ceauşescu's general hostility to commerce.
		As one goes east, the eerie bleakness of the western part of the Centru Civic gives way to the outright devastation of the eastern portion, known to Bucharesteans as "Hiroshima".
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/c/ce/centru_civic.html (513 words)

	Centru Civic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Centru Civic (literally "Civic Center") is a portion of Bucharest, Romania which was completely rebuilt as part of the schemeof systematization under the dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu.
		The Centru Civic is a complex of modern concrete buildings with marble façades, centered on a boulevard originally known asthe Boulevard of the Victory of Socialism, renamed after the 1989 revolution as Unification("Unirii") Boulevard.
		The never-completed eastern portion of the Centru Civic is generally known to Bucharesteans as " Hiroshima ".
	www.therfcc.org /centru-civic-205327.html (463 words)

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		Active in civic affairs in Glasgow (where he founded the chamber of commerce) and London, he became known for his Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis (1795, 7th ed.
		Built in connection with a church or a town hall, it served as a belfry and watch tower and often functioned as a civic or commemorative monument.
		Oneida co., N.Y. He rose to prominence as a civic reformer in Brooklyn and, as justice of the New York supreme court (1893-1909), continued to oppose municipal graft.
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	Palace of the Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Built on the site of a hill variously known as Spirii Hill, Uranus Hill, or Arsenal Hill, which was largely razed for the project, the building anchors the west end of Unirii Boulevard and the Centru Civic.
		The building was originally to be known as the House of the Republic (Casa Republicii) and was intended to serve as headquarters for all the major state institutions.
		The building is constructed entirely of materials of Romanian origin; it is reported that during the latter years of construction, this building and the Centru Civic created such a massive demand for Romanian marble that tombstones throughout the country had to be made from other materials.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palace_of_the_People_(Romania) (643 words)

	Centru Civic -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Boulevard, modeled after Paris's (Click link for more info and facts about Champs Elysées) Champs Elysées and a few meters longer than it, runs roughly east-west, constituting a grand approach to the Palace of the People at its western terminus.
		The never-completed eastern portion of the Centru Civic is generally known to Bucharesteans as " (A port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area) Hiroshima".
		Immediately adjacent to the Centru Civic, just off of Unirii Square, is the Metropolitan Hill (Dealul Metropoliei) with the Patriarchal Cathedral and Palace, seat of patriarch of the (Click link for more info and facts about Romanian Orthodox Church) Romanian Orthodox Church.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ce/centru_civic.htm (329 words)

	Centru Civic - Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In truth, of course, this Centru Civic was meant to embody the state's authority and that of Ceausescu himself.
		Implementing this megalomaniac vision entailed the demolition of a quarter of Bucharest's historic centre (about five square kilometres), said to be slums damaged by the 1977 earthquake, but in fact containing 9000 largely undamaged nineteenth-century houses, whose 40,000 inhabitants were relocated in new developments on the outskirts of the city.
		Bulevardul Unirii unites the two halves of the Centru Civic; at 4km long and 120m wide, the road is intentionally slightly larger than the Champs-Elysees after which it was modelled.
	travel-guide.traveliseek.com /centru-civic_avl_fi92793.html (380 words)

	Urban Studies: Bucharest: Socialist Period
		The ‘House of the Republic’ was developed and remains one of the very largest buildings in the world and work began on the Centrul Civic.
		The Centrul Civic was designed as an impressive central area to house the offices of state and the core of the country’s political machine.
		Together these form the centru civic, which was Ceausescu’s grand redevelopment of central Bucharest during the 1980s.
	www.virtualmontana.org /virtualmontana/romania/urban/social2.htm (455 words)

	Palace of the People (Romania)
		Built on the site of a hill variously know as Spirei Hill, Uranus Hill, or Arsenal Hill, which was razed for the project, the building anchors the west end of Unirii Boulevard and the Centru Civic.
		The building was originally to be known as the House of the Republic (Casa Republicii) and was intended to serve as a palace for Nicolae Ceauşescu.
		The building is constructed entirely of materials of Romanian origin; it is reported that during the latter years of construction, this building and the Centru Civic in general created such a massive demand for Romanian marble that tombstones throughout the country had to be made from other materials.
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		After graduate work at the Univ. of Chicago, he taught in Pensacola, Fla., was instructor in history and government at Ohio State Univ. (1907-9) and professor of political science at the Un...
		Prominent in civic affairs of New York City, he held a number of offices, was largely responsible for much of the park system (notably Riverside Drive, Morningside, and Fort Washingto...
		He served in the Peninsular campaign in the Civil War and later took a minor part in New York civic and political affairs.
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	Guide to Bucharest > Sightseeing > The Civic Centre. :: Elin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Of all the atrocities commited on Romanian territory in the name of socialism, few rank as monstrous as the destruction of an entire district of the capital to make way for the Centru Civic, or Civic Centre.
		The centrepiece of the Civic Centre, Casa Poporului (see below) stands on the site of the Republic sports stadium (marked by 92 on the map), a wonderful art deco construction based on Rome's Olympic Stadium.
		The northern end of B-dul Unirii has become a ghost town (see feature) while the Casa Poporului itself survives as the site of the Romanian parliamnet, and is rather worryingly the city's most popular attraction.
	elin.ro /bucharest-guide/.../sightseeing/the-civic-centre.htm (184 words)

	Hunger circus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It seems he also intended the refectories to eliminate the need for kitchens in personal apartments.
		At the time of Ceauşescu's downfall and execution, only two hunger circuses had been completed: one of these, Pantelimon, now forms part of a public market in the Delfinului area of Bucharest; the other, also in Bucharest, forms part of the Unirea shopping mall, nestled between Lipscani and the Centru Civic.
		Many others sit half-finished in scattered locations around Bucharest, surrounded by rusting construction cranes and vacant lots.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hunger_circus (254 words)

	Centru Civic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unirii Boulevard runs left-right across the picture; the buildings at top (south) and right (west) are part of the Centru Civic
		The Boulevard, modeled after Paris's Champs-Élysées and a few meters longer than it, runs roughly east-west, constituting a grand approach to the Palace of the People at its western terminus.
		This page was last modified 04:15, 8 September 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Centru_Civic (517 words)

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		A large portion of the capital, Bucharest, was torn down to make way for the Casa Poporului (now House of Parliament) complex and Centrul Civic (Civic Center), but the December 1989 Revolution left much of the huge complex unfinished, such as a new National Library and the National Museum of History.
		Also, not every industrialization project was a failure: Ceauşescu left Romania with a reasonably effective system of power generation and transmission, gave Bucharest a functioning subway, and left many cities with an increase in habitable apartment buildings.
		There was no marble to be had for tombstones, because it was all going to build the palace and the Centru Civic.
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		During the neurotic Ceausescu’s frenzied reign, much of old Bucharest was chopped and crushed under steam rollers and demolition machinery: the historic and priceless churches, synagogues and houses all fell victim to his insane drive.
		What rose from the dust was the Centru Civic, the capital of "The New Socialist Man".
		Ironic, because there’s not a socialist grain in the resultant opulence, in the sweeping pink marble staircases and heavy-duty carving.
	www.journeymart.com /dexplorer/Europe/Romania/Bucharest?SubLink=DExplorer/Europe/Romania/Bucharest/viSightseeing_Inc.htm (446 words)

	Bucharest - Destination Guide - Hotel Near (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The architecture of the old city, with its cosmopolitan air, was notoriously scarred by Ceausescu's redevelopment project, which demolished an immense swathe of the historic centre and replaced it with a concrete jungle, the Centru Civic, including a huge new palace for the Communist leader, now known as the Palace of Parliament.
		The palace has become one of the city's prime tourist sites and is best viewed along the approach from Piata Unirii.
		Beyond this, across the River Dâmbovita, is the contrasting cityscape of Ceausescu's Centru Civic, with its centrepiece, the monstrous Palace of Parliament, now the city's main tourist attraction.
	www.hotelnear.com /3440/3449/8094g/Romania-Bucharest-Destination_Guide.html (766 words)

	How many mobile networks provide pay-as-you-go tariffs in the UK? in The AnswerBank: Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Centru Civic may be unknown to most travellers but it is in fact a district that houses the second largest building in the world ' the Casa Poporului ' or the Palace of Parliament (the Pentagon in the US is the largest).
		Centru Civic (or Civic Centre) was so expensive to build (and Casa Poporului in particular) that it nearly bankrupted Romania during its construction ' the interior of the Casu Poporului is allegedly decorated with gold leaf throughout.
		Yes you can visit the area and see high rise building squashed in beside the few remaining churches and some unfinished buildings ' but the area is currently being ¿done up¿.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Article2123.html (1690 words)

	Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I spent the last week of November 2002 in Romania.
		I went to see things like the Centru Civic and People's House in Bucharest, but mostly I went to see Simona.
		Simona and I met when I was researching possible travel destinations back in early September of this year.
	efficacy.net /romania (833 words)

	Romania: The Best and Worst of Bucharest
		I finally went to the infamous Centru Civic, Ceausescu's presumably most lasting impact on Romania, or at least on Bucharest.
		A few older buildings were left standing whent they built the Centru Civic, including some quite fine old churches.
		Sadly, some of the latter were moved within the district, not given good foundations, and will probably tumble in the next earthquake if something is not done soon.
	www.speakeasy.org /~jmabel/travels/romania5.html (1534 words)

	Virtual Arad News - Stirile Virtual Arad de sambata 29 mai 1999
		Printre muncitori, instalatori, cameramani, ziaristi si oficialitati, sebisenii calca mandri prin noul lor centru centru.
		Intr-o ambianta de exceptie, proaspatul centru civic s-a transformat brusc intr-un aspirator de oameni.
		Nu mai putin de 50 de lideri ai organizatiilor de tineret civice si politice vor incerca sa gaseasca prioritati actuale si de perspectiva in formarea viitoarei clase politice.
	www.virtualarad.net /news/1999/va_n290599_ro.htm (1021 words)

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		Ceausescu's megalomaniac project, the Centru Civic - the third largest building in the world, decorated throughout with gold leaf - almost bankrupted the country when it was built.
		When swathes of houses and monuments were demolished in the late Eighties to create the Centru Civic, all that was left standing were tiny Orthodox churches, which remain hidden amidst high-rise blocks.
		An example is the tiny Russian Church, faced with Art Nouveau tiling and nymphs.
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	Encyclopedia: Bucharest
		Titan is a portion of Bucharest, a neighborhood, located in its Eastern part.
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		During Nicolae CeauÅescu's leadership, most of the historical part of the city, including old churches, was destroyed, to be replaced with the grandomanic socialist buildings of the Centru Civic, notably the Palace of the Parliament.
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		Among the rows of new buildings that make up the Centru Civic are hidden the various tiny Orthodox churches reprieved from demolition.
		In Bucharest you'll frequently find churches in incongruous places - such as the courtyards of apartment buildings - where the city planners have built around them, but here the churches seem even more disregarded and incongruous than elsewhere.
		The most striking example of this is the Sf Nicolai-Mihai Voda Church, built by Michael the Brave in 1591; to make way for the Centru Civic development, the church was moved 279m east on rails, to Str.
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	Bistrita - Practicalities - Hotel Near (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From the train and bus stations it's about ten minutes' walk to the centre; heading southeast on Strada Garii you'll pass a typically hideous Centru Civic, but as you turn northeast on Strada Sincai you enter a more attractive townscape.
		The main square, Piata Centrala, is dominated by a great Saxon Evangelical church (Mon-Fri 3-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm, Sun service 10am).
		Like Brasov and Sibiu, Bistrita used to be heavily fortified, but successive fires during the nineteenth century have left only vestiges of the fourteenth-century citadel along Strada Kogalniceanu and Strada Teodoroiu, including the Coopers' Tower (Turnul Dogarilor) - set to become a museum of medieval weapons and fortifications - in the Municipal Park.
	www.hotelnear.com /3440/3445/8083g/Romania-Bistrita-Practicalities.html (244 words)

	Communist Romania - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Also, not every industrialization project was a failure: Ceauşescu left Romania with a reasonably effective system of power generation and transmission, gave Bucharest a functioning subway, and left many cities with an increase in habitable (if generally ugly) apartment buildings.
		In the 1980s, Ceauşescu became simultaneously obsessed with repaying Western loans and with building himself a palace of unprecedented proportions, along with an equally grandiose neighborhood, the Centru Civic, to accompany it.
		There was also a revival of the doomed effort to build a Danube-Black Sea Canal.
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	bostontoistanbul: Jesse Southwick's Fulbright Teacher Exchange Page
		It was once known as the Paris of the East.
		It has seen hard times since then, and Ceaucescu didn't help: he tore out about a fourth of the old city to build a huge Centru Civic with concrete apartments and the enormous Palace of the People, the third largest building in the world.
		We saw a mixture in Bucharest: communist concrete, turn-of-the-century european charm, and evidence of new modernization.
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