Piața Unirii

Piața Unirii
View of the square in 2009
Former name(s)Piața Națiunii
LocationBucharest, Romania
Coordinates44°25′39.324″N 26°06′8.772″E / 44.42759000°N 26.10243667°E / 44.42759000; 26.10243667
NorthStrada Halelor
SouthSplaiul Independenței
Construction
Completionc.1935

Piața Unirii (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpjat͡sa uˈnirij], Union Square) is the largest square in central Bucharest, Romania, and one of the largest public spaces in Europe, being located immediately south of the old town and within the boundaries of Sectors 3. Part of the Civic Centre, it is bisected by Unirii Boulevard, originally built during the Communist era as the Boulevard of the Victory of Socialism, and renamed after the Romanian Revolution of 1989.