page_title: Charles de Gaulle Square
section_title: Neighbourhood
hierarchical_section_title: Charles de Gaulle Square / Neighbourhood
caption_attribution_description: A Bucuresti street scene.
context_page_description: Charles de Gaulle Square is a square in northern Bucharest, Romania. It lies at the intersection of Aviatorilor, Constantin Prezan and Primăverii Boulevards, and Calea Dorobanților.
  In the centre of the square stands Paul Neagu's Crucea Mileniului, built in the 1990s. In September 2006, on the occasion of the Francophonie Summit held in Bucharest, a statue of Charles de Gaulle was unveiled. Sculpted by Mircea Spătaru, it is 4.6 m high and was financed by the government.
  During the Communist period of Romania, the square hosted parades in honor of the Revolution of 23 August 1944.
context_section_description: Herăstrău Park is located to the northwest of the square, Arcul de Triumf is located in its own square a few hundred metres to the west, on Constantin Prezan Boulevard, while Piața Victoriei, where the Romanian Government headquarters is situated, is located south, at the end of Aviatorilor Boulevard.
  The state-owned Romanian Television is located about 100 metres to the southeast, on Calea Dorobanților. The Primăverii neighbourhood, which included the houses of the communist nomenklatura, is located to the northeast.
  Charles de Gaulle Plaza, an office building inaugurated in 2004, is located in the southeastern part of the square and the Aviatorilor metro station is located right underneath the square, oriented from north to south.
caption: Charles de Gaulle Square Business Center
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