Arcul de Triumf
Granite and marble triumphal arch with sculpted reliefs, rebuilt in the 1930s to replace a plaster original.
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This guide to the Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest begins with the first arch on this spot, thrown up in nineteen twenty-two for the coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. It follows the composer, the travelling French writer and the newspapers who had opinions about it, and the sculptors Ion Jalea and Constantin Baraschi who left their figures here in the nineteen thirties. Start at the foot of the arch, close enough to touch the stone.
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