Lithograph of the battle between the Bucharest firemen and the Turkish Army, 1848

Dealul Spirii (Spirii Hill) is a hill in Bucharest, Romania, upon which, currently, the Palace of the Parliament is located. Image File history File links Batalia_Pompierilor_Dealul_Spirei. ... Image File history File links Batalia_Pompierilor_Dealul_Spirei. ... Bucharest (Romanian: Bucureşti ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ... The Palace of the Parliament (Romanian: Palatul Parlamentului) in Bucharest, Romania is reputed to be the largest building in Europe at 350,000 m². It is probably the third largest building in the world right after The Pentagon and the Merchandise Mart. ...

It was named after Spirea, a 18th century doctor who lived on the slope of the hill and also built the "Spirea Veche" church, which was demolished in 1984 to build the House of the People, now the Palace of the Parliament. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Palace of the Parliament (Romanian: Palatul Parlamentului) in Bucharest, Romania is reputed to be the largest building in Europe at 350,000 m². It is probably the third largest building in the world right after The Pentagon and the Merchandise Mart. ...

Also on the hill were found the ruins of Curtea Nouă (new court), the royal court which was built in 1776 to replace Curtea Veche. The new court was the official residence of the Phanariotes until 1812, when it burnt, and since then, the court was known as "Curtea Arsă" (Burnt Court). Curtea Veche Curtea Veche (Old Royal Court) is located in centre of the city of Bucharest, Romania. ... Phanariotes (from Phanari (light-house, in turkish Fener), the chief Greek quarter at Istanbul, where the ecumenical patriarchate is situated) were those members of families resident in the Phanar quarter who between the years 1711 and 1821 were appointed voivodes of the Danubian principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia). ...

On 13 September 1848, on this hill was fought the final battle of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution, between the Ottoman troops sent to quell the rebels and the Firemen division of Bucharest, led by Pavel Zăgănescu. September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The hill was also the site of the Arsenal, which gave its alternate name, Dealul Arsenalului. Also located on this hill was Stadionul Republicii, an art deco stadium inaugurated in 1948 and used by the FC Progresul football team, now known as FC Naţional. The stadium was covered up during the construction of the House of the People. As of 2006, the remnants of the stadium are being converted into an underground parking lot. Asheville City Hall. ... FC National Bucuresti is a Romanian football club playing in Divizia A. Despite having long resided in the shadow of the three big Bucuresti teams (Steaua, Dinamo and Rapid), the club has recently achieved some good results, having thrice finished runners up in the league (in 1996, 97 and 2002...

After World War I, the hill gave its name to a famous trial (the Dealul Spirii Trial) that involved the members of the Romanian Communist Party, after a bomb was detonated on 8 December 1920 in the Romanian Senate by Max Goldstein an anarchist/communist sympathizer. The Romanian Communist Party (Romanian: Partidul Comunist Român) was a Communist political party in Romania until 1989. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Max Goldstein Max Goldstein (died 1924) was a Romanian communist. ...

Around the hill was located the Uranus quarter, which was completely destroyed by Ceauşescu to build the House of the People (currently the Palace of the Parliament). The Palace of the Parliament (Romanian: Palatul Parlamentului) in Bucharest, Romania is reputed to be the largest building in Europe at 350,000 m². It is probably the third largest building in the world right after The Pentagon and the Merchandise Mart. ...

References

• Şerban Cantacuzino, Două Oraşe Distincte ("Two distinct cities"). Revista Secolul XX 4/6 (1997): 11–40