Obor is the name of a market and the surrounding district of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. There is also a Bucharest Metro station named Obor, which lies in this area. Bucharest (Romanian: BucureÅŸti ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ...
Obor stands in the place of "Târgul Moşilor", a fair famous throughout Wallachia, which was held twice a week. Located outside the city, in the 18th century, it was also the place for public hangings. [1] A fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... (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. ... Hanging is a form of execution or a method for suicide. ...
The Obor market is Bucharest's largest public market. It covers about 16 city blocks and includes a variety of indoor and outdoor market spaces, with goods ranging from compact discs to live chickens. Informally, the market spills into the surrounding neighborhood, both in terms of street vendors and in terms of the nearby Magazin Universal ("Universal Store"), a large commercial building that has been parcelled up into a hundreds of small, independent retail stores. The Compact Disc logo was inspired by that of the previous Compact Cassette. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ...
Obor is near the quarter of Colentina. The name Colentina can refer to three places in Bucharest, Romania. ...
References
↑ Justiţie în Bucureştii de odinioară Magazin Istoric, no. 461. August 2005
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