when did bucharest become the capital of romania
Bucharest Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. It became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and art deco), communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of "Little Paris" (Micul Paris).[9] Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and above all Nicolae Ceaușescu's program of systematization, many survived. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.[10] In 2016, the historical city centre was listed as "endangered" by the World Monuments Watch.[11]
New Delhi Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911.
Budapest The Magyar tribes led by Árpád, forced out of their original homeland north of Bulgaria by Tsar Simeon after the Battle of Southern Buh, settled in the territory at the end of the 9th century displacing the founding Bulgarian settlers of the towns of Buda and Pest,[44][74] and a century later officially founded the Kingdom of Hungary.[44] Research places the probable residence of the Árpáds as an early place of central power near what became Budapest.[75] The Tatar invasion in the 13th century quickly proved that it is difficult to mount a defence on a plain.[15][44] King Béla IV of Hungary therefore ordered the construction of reinforced stone walls around the towns[44] and set his own royal palace[45] on the top of the protecting hills of Buda. In 1361[45] it became the capital of Hungary.[15]
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