Cotroceni

The nearest Metro stations are Eroilor, Academia Militară, and Politehnica.

Here, in 1679 a monastery was built by Șerban Cantacuzino, later to be transformed into a palace in 1888 by King Carol I.

Houses were built in the area near the palace by the royal servants and by high-ranking military personnel.

[1] Carol I also build a royal train station named Gara Cotroceni [ro] near the palace.

The train station was relocated by the communist regime and was later used for transporting materials for the construction of Casa Poporului.