In 1906, on the occasion of celebrating 40 years since King Carol I's coronation as the ruler of Romania and 1800 years since the Roman conquest of Dacia, the municipality of Rome gifted a copy of the famous Roman monument "Lupa Capitolina" to the people of Bucharest.

This statue depicted the legendary she-wolf that, according to Roman mythology, nursed Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.

[1] Initially, the statue was placed on a stone pedestal bearing the acronym SPQR (Senatus Populus Que Romanus, meaning the Senate and the People of Rome).

It was first installed within the "Arenas Romane" area of "Carol I Park" on September 7, 1906.

"[2] In 2010, it was moved once again following discussions between the Mayor of Bucharest, Sorin Oprescu, and the Italian Ambassador.