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Bazilescu Park

Bazilescu Park
Parcul Bazilescu
Location of the park
Location of the park
Location of the park
LocationBucharest, Romania
Coordinates44°29′18.39″N 26°2′3.64″E / 44.4884417°N 26.0343444°E / 44.4884417; 26.0343444
Area13.5 hectares (33 acres)
Established1954
StatusOpen all year

Bazilescu Park (formerly Nicolae Bălcescu Park) is a park located in the north-west part of Bucharest, Romania, in the Bucureștii Noi district, adjacent to the Parc Bazilescu metro station. It has an area of 13.5 hectares.[1]

History

At the time of construction (1954), the park covered an area of 120 ha.[2][3] The land on which the park was built was donated to the Romanian state by the university professor Nicolae Bazilescu.[4] In 2004 the City Hall of sector 1 invested over 1 million euros for the development of the park.[5][6] In the park there are also some old trees, remnants of the Codrii Vlăsiei.[7] Inside the park is the Summer Theater, designed by the architect Paul Emil Miclescu. The Summer Theater is currently in reconstruction. [8][9]

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