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24/01/1862 Bucharest is proclaimed the capital of Romania

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Bucharest: The city with the 2nd largest state building in the world

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Bucharest City

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Travel Guide - Bucharest, Romania

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Panasonic Projectors at Bucharest 555 Event

In 1862, after Wallachia and Moldavia were united to form the Principality of Romania, Bucharest became the new nation's capital city and is now the center of Romanian media, culture, and art. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris".
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