Izvor Park

Izvor Park in Bucharest is one of the new parks in the city, which came about by chance. The story of the park began in the mid-1980s when on the site of the current park was the Mihai-Vodă hill, on which was built the Mihai Vodă Monastery and an old neighbourhood called Uranus. The area was destroyed by the communists for the modernization of the capital at that time. The plan involved the construction of the Parliament Palace, the buildings for various surrounding institutions and the Civic Center.

At that time, a conference and reception hall was also planned. That is why the hill was levelled and the monastery and the bell tower were moved and hidden behind blocks of flats, towards the bank of Dâmboviţa. With the 1989 revolution, the project to build a conference and reception hall was blocked and the area was abandoned.

A few years later, in the 1990s, the area was redeveloped, trees were planted and alleys were built, so that the place looked like a green terrace of the Parliament Palace. Today it is used for the castle-shaped playground, for alleys suitable for walking and cycling, and for outdoor events and concerts. It is impossible to miss it, considering that it is located near Parliament Palace, one of Bucharest’s most visited tourist attractions.

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Photo: Babu