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Macca-Vilacrosse PassageBetween the two World Wars, Bucharest was known as the Little Paris of the East. It continues to charm, with picturesque corners and gracious centuries-old architecture. Here, yellow glass covers streets in central Bucharest, protecting shoppers and residents from bad weather. The Macca-Vilacrosse Passage, as the arcade is known, is named after the streets it covers.
Photograph by David Sutherland, Alamy

Architecture of Bucharest

The Little Paris of the East continues to charm, with picturesque corners and gracious centuries-old architecture.

January 5, 2015
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