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University Square, Bucharest
University Square is located in the downtown Bucharest, near the Bucharest University.
Three statues are located in the University Square, in front of the University: Mihai Viteazul (to be completed with the other two).
It was the place of the Golaniad of 1990, a peaceful protest of the student against the communists of Romanian government, which ended in a bloodbath, when the miners of the Jiu Valley were called in by president Ion Iliescu to instaurated order in Bucharest (see: Mineriad).
The National Bucharest Theatre and the Intercontinental hotel (which is the tallest building of Bucharest) are also located in the University Square.
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