Tineretului Park is a large public park in southern Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

 (Sector 4

Sector 4 (Bucharest)

-Politics:The mayor of the sector is Cristian Popescu Piedone, from the Conservative Party. The Local Council of Sector 4 has 27 seats, with the following party composition :...

).

History

The park, which was created in 1965 and planned by the architect Valentin Donose, was designed as the main recreational space for southern Bucharest, an area which was heavily developed during the 1960s and 1970s.

Landmarks

Aside from green areas, the park contains a number of playgrounds as well as a navigable lake, utilised by leisure boats in summer. Tineretului Park contains the Sala Polivalentă

Sala Polivalenta

Sala Polivalentă is a multi-purpose hall in Bucharest, Romania, located in Tineretului Park. It is frequently used for concerts, indoor sports such as tennis, gymnastics, dance, handball, volleyball, weightlifting, judo, boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. The hall was opened in...

, one of Bucharest's largest multi-purpose halls, used for concerts and indoor sporting events.

The south-east corner of the park is a children's area called "Orăşelul Copiilor" ("Kids' Mini-town"). Within Orăşelul Copiilor one can find fair ground rides, small rollercoasters and other fun rides for all ages. There is a mini train that takes people around the park. Also to be found is a night club and pool billiards hall called Atomic (it is found just off the main road connecting the underground station to Sala Polivlenta).

Transportation

The park is serviced by two Metro

Bucharest Metro

The Bucharest Metro is an underground urban railway network that serves the capital of Romania, Bucharest. The network is run by Metrorex. It is one of the most accessed systems of the Bucharest public transport network with a ridership of 177.23 million passengers in 2010...

 stations: Tineretului

Tineretului metro station

Tineretului is a metro station in Bucharest, Romania. It was opened in 1986....

 and Constantin Brâncoveanu

Constantin Brâncoveanu metro station

Constantin Brâncoveanu is a metro station in Bucharest. It is named after Constantin Brâncoveanu, a Wallachian prince .It is located at the junction of Oltenitei street and Constantin Brâncoveanu boulevard, right next to the southern entrance into Tineretului Park, providing easy access to the Sala...

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