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Bucharest
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Bucharest

Capital and largest city of Romania; population (2002) 1,926,300. The conurbation of Bucharest district has an area of 1,520 sq km/587 sq mi. It was originally a citadel built by Vlad the Impaler (see Dracula) to stop the advance of the Ottoman invasion in the 14th century. Bucharest became the capital of the princes of Wallachia in 1698 and of Romania in 1861. Savage fighting took place in the city during Romania's 1989 revolution.



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We're still a part of the Hollywood tourist tradition," said Armen Mkhsian, owner of Little Paris House of Clothing and Gifts, who invested $50,000 to improve the facade of his shop on Hollywood Boulevard.
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To create her own little Paris apartment, Benning and her mother sponge-painted the walls in lilac and green for a European effect, then they found a chandelier at a garage sale and picked out the rest of the furnishings at Target; Bed, Bath and Beyond; and antique stores.
ROOMS FOR GROWTH TEENS BRING THEIR OWN SENSE OF STYLE TO INCREASINGLY ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In Bucharest, 40,000 people were evacuated from the old quarters of the city, known as Little Paris, most of which was then razed, including over thirty churches and monasteries, some dating back to the 17th century.
Wiped Away: The destruction of cultural artifacts-and identity by Pryce-Jones, David / National Review
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