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3. The Romanian Athenaeum

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TAC You To TravelRomania Attractions - Temple of Athena Romania is the music hall in the center of Bucharest and is an iconic building in the Romanian capital. It opened in 1888. Most of the funds for its construction came from the Romanian people. The domed circular building is the most famous concert hall here. There is a small park in front of the concert hall and a statue of a Romanian poet. The concert hall can accommodate nearly 800 seats. Why Athena? Is the temple round? ＊ The land for the construction of the Athena Temple should be a circus area.＊ When the French architect visited the site of the future building, he decided to use the circular foundation that had been prepared for the circus and build a circular building with a domed roof. The entrance on the first floor has a spacious hall. Two cement-built pillars mimic the pink marble supporting the central dome four rotating staircases up to the middle, with a lounge space balcony shaped to provide impressive views of the entrance hall below the temple's main concert hall with seating and box seating These box seats are arranged in two rows along the wall like an amphitheater. The concert hall has excellent acoustics. It can also provide a perfect view from any location. Ateneul Rom n~The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest and a landmark of the Romanian capital city.It was opened in 1888, most of the funds for its construction came from the people of Romania.This domed, circular building is the city's most prestigious concert hall.In front of the building there is a small park and a statue of Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu.The concert hall has a capacity of almost 800 seats.Why is the Athenaeum round?The land where the Athenaeum was build was supposed to be a circus area.When the French architect Alber Galeron inspected the site of the future building, he decided to use the circular foundation already prepared for the circus and to erect a circular construction with a domed roof.There is a spacious entrance hall on the ground floor, with twelve columns covered with stucco plasterimitating the pink marble, which supports the central vault.Four spiral staircases lead to the upper floor in the middle of the climbing, there s rest spacein the shape of the balcony offering an impressive view of the entrance hall belowThe main concert hall of the edifice has seats in stalls and boxes.The boxes are set in amphitheatre-like order on two rows, along the walls. The entire concert hall has an excellent acousticand it also offers a perfect vision from any spot.#ateneulroman #bucharest #romania

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