Dorobanţi

For the commune in Arad County, see Dorobanţi, Arad. For the village in Botoşani County, see Nicşeni.

Dorobanţi is a neighborhood in Sector 1, Bucharest. The neighborhood is dominated by red brick buildings and glass buildings.^{[citation needed]} 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]

Borders

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.

Transport

• There are 4 metro stations in each corner (north - Aviatorilor; west - Victoriei; south - Romană; east - Ştefan cel Mare).
• RATB lines 331,301,131,282,182,330,684,335,783 and a tram-line service this district.

Gallery

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  Grigore Alexandrescu Street

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  Roma Intersection

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  Căderea Bastiliei Street

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  Calea Dorobanţilor (the main avenue)

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  Visarion Orthodox Church

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  Quito Square

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  Greek-Catolic Church in Strada Polonă

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  Broşteanu Orthodox Church

References

1. ^ http://www.apropo.ro/cash/cafenelele-si-restaurantele-de-fite-din-dorobanti-afaceri-de-milioane-4527225