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jor change in the structure of the city and powerful neighbourhoods began to populate the outskirts of downtown Bucharest. Its continental climate shows great differences between the temperatu - res that the city reaches in summer and winter, since the summer period is usually warm and the winters very cold, with frosts and temperatures be- low zero degrees centigrade. At the same time, this feature becomes one of its great attractions, despite the winter clothes that cannot be forgot- ten when visiting the city in the period between November and March. Although it is not one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world, the people of Bucharest can boast of having welcomed in recent decades people from Hungary, Turkey, Ger- many, China, Greece or Armenia who live peacefully together in their neigh- bourhoods. The capital of Romania can be rea- ched by air, land and even water. The train system connects the capital with several international destinations, in- cluding Belgrade, Budapest, Sofia, Vienna, Prague, Moscow, Istanbul and Chisinau. Numerous trains de- part to these destinations from Gara de Nord station; as well as to other destinations in Romania, thanks to the seven main railroad lines and the other five stations located throughout the city. The Bucharest-Henri Coanda International Airport is currently the largest in the country and the busiest for international tourists. If you decide to travel to Romania and make a trip to its capital city, you cannot help but know that sport and culture are two of the most apprecia- ted areas by its citizens. Bucharest’s public transport system is one of the largest in Europe, among which the presence of the safe Bucharest Me- tro, run by Societatea de Transport București (STB), which in turn is com - posed of a system of buses, street- cars, trolleybuses and light rails. Mo- reover, Bucharest’s public transport is constantly financed by subsidies and grants, with the aim of local policy to reduce traffic jams and pollution. Cabs have also been an option for passers-by when moving around the city, although their use has decreased in recent years. Among the main spots and monu- ments worth a visit in the city, besides the old town, are the Palace of the Parliament, of communist style; the Romanian Athenaeum, auditorium of neoclassic style of the second half of the 19th century; the Arcul de Triumf, raised in memory of the war; the Sa- tului Museum; the Park Cișmigiu; the Herastrau Park; the Museum of Na- tional History of Romania; or the Na- tional Museum of Art. The tenth most populated city in the European Union Bucharest is known as “Little Paris” for its modernist and neoclassical style, as well as for its wide tree-lined avenues Terraces on Lipscani Street, downtown Bucharest. The Arcul de Triumf was built in 1936, following the project of the sculptor Petre Antonescu. C O M M U N I T I E S 57 C O M M U N I T I E S