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[[Image:PiataRosettimare.JPG|thumb|Piața Rosetti]] 
'''Piața Rosetti''' is a small square in [[Sector 2 (Bucharest)|Sector 2]] of [[Bucharest]], 250 metres from [[University Square, Bucharest|Piața Universității]]. It lies at the intersection of {{ill|Carol I Boulevard|ro|Bulevardul Regele Carol I}}, Hristo Botev Boulevard, Tudor Arghezi Street, Vasile Lascăr Street, Dianei Street, and Radu Cristian Street.

[[File:RosettisculptureBuc.JPG|thumb|Statue of [[C. A. Rosetti]], in the centre of the square]]
The square is named after former mayor of Bucharest, Romanian statesman, and [[Wallachian Revolution of 1848|1848 revolutionary]] [[C. A. Rosetti]]. It was designed as part of the modernisation efforts of ex-mayor {{ill|Pache Protopopescu|ro|Emanoil Protopopescu-Pake}} in 1888. A bronze statue of Rosetti adorns the square; the statue, due to {{ill|Wladimir Hegel|ro}}, was inaugurated in 1903.

[[File:12, Bulevardul Carol I, Bucharest (Romania) 1.jpg|thumb|The Astra building, at the western edge of the square]]
The {{ill|Astra building|ro|Blocul Societatea „Astra Română“}} is a historic monument located at the intersection of Carol I and Hristo Botev Boulevards, overlooking Rosetti Square.

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