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Romanian Atheneum
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Str. Benjamin Franklin 1
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Bucharest
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Romanian Athenaeum, founded in 1888, with an aspect of Greek temple with Ionic columns at the Athenaeum entrance. It's round shape is due to the fact that it was built over the foundations of a manage. The wonderful interior with round frescoes depicts moments of the Romanian history.