Calea Victoriei in 1935. In the foreground the Hotel Capitol is at left and the restaurant Casa Capşa at right. The tall building at left is the Palatul Telefoanelor. All remain landmarks today.

Calea Victoriei (Victory Way) is a major avenue in central Bucharest. It leads from Splaiul Independenţei (which runs parallel to the Dâmboviţa River) to the north and then northwest up to Piaţa Victoriei, where Kiseleff Boulevard continues north. Palatul Telefoanelor Palatul Telefoanelor (the Telephone Palace) is a building in Bucharest, Romania. ... Bucharest (Romanian: BucureÅŸti ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ... The DâmboviÅ£a River (spelt DîmboviÅ£a in pre-1993 Romanian orthography) is a river in Romania that has its source in the FăgăraÅŸ mountains and flows southward to traverse Bucharest and to meet ArgeÅŸ River 258 kilometres from its source. ...

Between 1692 and 1700, a paved road which linked the centre of Bucharest to the Mogoşoaia Palace of Constantin Brâncoveanu was built and it was named Podul Mogoşoaiei, being made out of oak wood. MogoÅŸoaia Palace is situated about 10 kilometres from Bucharest, Romania. ... Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654 - August 26, 1714) was prince of Wallachia between 1689 and 1710. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ...

Most roads in the Balkans at that time became muddy in the spring and autumn, and the wood prevented this. Consequently the road was one of the most important construction works of the area and a source of pride to Bucharesters. In 1842 the road was paved with cobblestone. It was later upgraded to asphalt. An extension from Piaţa Victoriei northward was build during the Russian occupation by Pavel Kiseleff, the commander of the occupation troops in Wallachia and Moldavia. 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A cobblestone-covered street Cobblestones are stones used in the pavement of early streets. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ...

The road was renamed "Calea Victoriei" after the Romanian victory in the Independence War of 1877-78. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Major buildings on it include:

• Palatul Telefoanelor
• National Museum of Art of Romania
• National Bank of Romania
• Bucharest Financial Plaza
• Ştirbey Palace
• George Enescu Museum
• National Museum of History of Romania
• Odeon Theatre
• Casa de Economii şi Consemnaţiuni
• Casa Capşa
• Cercul Militar
• The Athénée Palace Hotel, now a Hilton

It is also home to the Museum of Art Collections and the Constantin Tănase Revue Theatre, and was the site of the old Romanian National Theater. The Romanian Athenaeum is set back slightly from the street, with a small park in between. Palatul Telefoanelor Palatul Telefoanelor (the Telephone Palace) is a building in Bucharest, Romania. ... The National Museum of Art of Romania, located in the former royal palace in the center of Bucharest, Romania, features notable collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family. ... Categories: Romania-related stubs | Romanian economy | Central banks ... The Athénée Palace hotel in Bucharest, Romania, now a Hilton, may have been Europes most notorious den of spies in the years leading up to World War II, and only slightly less so during the Cold War. ... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Corporation stubs | Fortune 500 companies | Hotels | Companies based in California ... The Museum of Art Collections is a branch of the National Museum of Art of Romania and is situated in Bucharest. ... Constantin Tănase (July 5, 1880 – 1945) was a Romanian actor and writer for stage, a key figure in the revue style of theater in Romania. ... Ateneul Român The Romanian Athenaeum (Romanian Ateneu Român, definite article form Ateneul Român) in the center of Bucharest, Romania. ...

Calea Victoriei was Bucharest's showpiece street in the Interwar years. Tudor Octavian wrote, "this is how the whole of Bucharest would look if we had been allowed…, if its builders had been clever enough…"^[1]

Notes

1. ↑ Bucureştiul Interbelic, p. 5 (pages unnumbered).

References

• —, Bucureştiul Interbelic/Calea Victoriei/Interbellum Bucharest, NOI Media Print, ISBN 973-99493-7-1