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Titan is a portion of Bucharest, a neighborhood, located in its Eastern part. It sorround the Titan Park, formerly known as "Balta Albă" (The White Pond). Bucharest (population 2. ...
Before the 20th century, the plagued used to be thron into a common pit and covered with quick lime, thus earning its name as the White Pond. Also, another neighborhood near Titan is called Balta Albă. There are no significant landmarks in the Titan region, the predominant construction type being the communist-type apartment building. Transportation is very well worked out, the region being linked to other parts of Bucharest by subway, tram-lines, trolleys, buses and taxis. Wide boulevards and squares can be found. The most important boulevards are Nicolae Grigorescu, Camil Ressu and Theodor Pallady. The latter is a continuation of the Bucharest - Constanţa freeway inside the city. Several large shopping center, the biggest one being Titan, recently crowned "mall". Only cinema in area is the Gloria cinema, at the intersection of Baba Novac and Nicolae Grigorescu. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
Calcium oxide (CaO), commonly known as lime or quicklime, is a widely used chemical compound. ...
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The Titan Lake was "built" in the mid-20th century, on the former site of a creek. Today, it is divided in two halfs by a road bridge. It has a big lake, with possible boat rentals, 5 islands and even a roller-park. High vegetation, beautiful all-year-round. |