Dorobanţi is a neighborhood in Sector 1, Bucharest. The neighborhood is dominated by red brick buildings and glass buildings. Main intersections/squares are Perla, Dorobanţi Square, Lahovari, Charles de Gaulle and Quito Square. Main streets are Calea Dorobanţilor, Iancu de Hunedoara Avenue, Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard and a small part of Ştefan cel Mare Boulevard. It is named after the "dorobanţi" soldiers that fought in the Romanian War of Independence. The district features a large number of embassy buildings, and local cafes are regarded as meeting places of Bucharest's nouveau riche.[1]
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Dorobanţi neighborhood is delimited in the south by Piaţa Romană, in south-east by Mihai Eminescu Street, in east by Polonă Street, Floreasca Avenue and the Floreasca district, in north-east by Primăverii neighborhood, in north by Herăstrău neighborhood, in west by Aviatorilor Avenue and Victoriei Plaza and in south-west by Lascăr Catargiu avenue.
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