Carol I Park | Bucharest

Physical & Material Composition The park spans 36 hectares and features a French-style geometric landscape design. The central axis is dominated by the Mausoleum, a 48-meter-tall circular structure faced with red and black granite.

A reinforced concrete bridge crosses the park's central 2-hectare artificial lake. Retaining walls and staircases throughout the southern sector are constructed from weathered limestone and molded concrete.

Geographical Coordinates The park is located at 44.4116° N, 26.0963° E in the southern-central region of the city. It is situated 1.2 kilometers south of Unirii Square and 400 meters west of the Tineretului Metro station.

Access Logistics The primary entrance is at the intersection of Bulevardul Mărășești and Strada 11 Iunie. Tram lines 1, 7, and 47 serve the "Parcul Carol I" stop located 30 meters from the northern gate. The terrain features a 10-degree elevation gain toward the Mausoleum plateau.

Historical Markers The park was inaugurated in 1906 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of King Carol I’s reign. Landscape architect Édouard Redont designed the site for the Romanian General Exhibition, which featured the original "Hagiakoff" and "Arts" pavilions.

Insider Observation The "Vlad the Impaler" Castle, a water tower built in 1906, features a 2-centimeter-wide vertical crack in the masonry near the third-floor window sill on the northern facade. A specific iron survey marker is embedded in the pavement 5 meters east of the Fountain of the Zodiac.

Surrounding Environmental Context The park is bordered by the Dimitrie Leonida National Technical Museum to the northwest. Vegetation includes Quercus robur (English oak), Tilia tomentosa (Silver lime), and various Acer (Maple) species concentrated around the central lake.