27/40.- Bucharest, Agricola and Adriatica buildings

Petre Antonescu's legacy in Bucharest suffices for a tour in itself, just as Gaudi's works in Barcelona are themselves reason enough for a visit. This couple of buildings built by the prolific architect (you've also seen the City Mayoral Chambers by him) astounds the viewer by their sheer size, by the intricacies of the facades (tributary to Parisian architecture still-column lined windows at the double piano nobile) but also because they're built to follow the line of the street. On the left one finds a bridge over the Dambovita and this is the actual end of the Calea Victoriei, the other one being in the square of Victoriei.

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