Piața Constituției

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Piaţa Constituţiei, as seen from the balcony of the Palace of the Parliament.

Piața Constituției (Romanian for "Constitution Square"), also known as Palace Square, is one of the largest squares in the centre of Bucharest, Romania. The square is standing face-to-face with the Palace of the Parliament (biggest building in Europe) and it is bisected by the Bulevardul Unirii (Union Boulevard) and by the Bulevardul Libertății (Liberty Bvd.).^[1] The square is one of the best places to organize concerts and parades of Bucharest. Yearly, the mayor of Bucharest organizes the New Year's Party in this square.^[2]

Concerts

Concerts Constitution Square
Date	Artist	Tour
16 May 2010	AC/DC	Black Ice
5 June 2010	Elton John	European Tour
7 May 2011	Shakira	The Sun Comes Out
30 May 2011	Roxette	World Tour
6 June 2011	Sting	Symphonicity
10 July 2011	Bon Jovi	The Circle
16 August 2012	Lady Gaga	Born This Way Ball
22 September 2012	Leonard Cohen	Old Ideas
24 July 2013	Iron Maiden	Maiden England
28 August 2013	Roger Waters	The Wall

References

↑ "Streets of Bucharest: Constitution Square". Strazibucuresti.ro. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
↑ Autor: Antoaneta Etves. "Another New Year party in Constitution's". Evz.ro. Retrieved 2012-08-02.

v t e Geography of Bucharest, Romania

Sectors of Bucharest	Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 Sector 6

Districts (quarters):	13 Septembrie Aviației Băneasa Berceni Bucureștii Noi Centrul Civic Colentina Cotroceni Crângași Dămăroaia Dealul Spirii Dorobanți Dristor Drumul Taberei Dudești Ferentari Floreasca Fundeni Ghencea Giulești Giurgiului Grivița Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești

Squares:	Charles de Gaulle Constituției Revoluției Romană Rosetti Unirii University Square Victory Square Quito Square

Major streets:	Șoseaua Kiseleff Lipscani Magheru Boulevard Calea Moșilor Bulevardul Unirii Calea Victoriei

Hills:	Cotroceni Dealul Mitropoliei Dealul Spirii

Rivers:	Colentina Dâmbovița

Lakes:	Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Fundeni Lake Floreasca Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău Morii Lake Lake Pantelimon Lake Plumbuita Lake Străulești Lake Tei Lake Tineretului Lake Titan Lake Văcărești

Parks and forests:	Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) Bordei Park Botanical Garden Carol Park Cișmigiu Gardens Giulești Park Herăstrău Park Grădina Icoanei Tineretului Park Vitan Park

See also:	Kilometre Zero (Bucharest) Bucharest metropolitan area

Coordinates: 44°25′38″N 26°05′30″E / 44.42722°N 26.09167°E / 44.42722; 26.09167

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