University
Square
( Romanian: Piaţa Universităţii )
Is located in downtown Bucharest, near the University of Bucharest. It is served by "Uni-versitate" metro station.
Four statues can be found in the University Square, in front of the University; they depict Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1879), Michael the Brave (1874), Gheorghe Lazăr (1889) and Spiru Haret (1932).
The square was the site of the 1990 Gola-niad, a peaceful student protest against the ex-communists in the Romanian govern-ment. The demonstrations ended violently when miners from the Jiu Valley were called in by president Ion Iliescu to restore order in Bucharest (see: Mineriad).
The Ion Luca Caragiale Bucharest National Theatre and the Intercontinental Hotel (one of the tallest buildings in Bucharest) are also located near University Square.
