What the records say
- When
- 1847
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 44.43° N, 26.10° E
- Description
- 1847 conflagration in Bucharest, Romania
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Great Fire of Bucharest
1847 conflagration in Bucharest, Romania
The Great Fire of Bucharest was the largest conflagration ever to occur in Bucharest, Romania, then the capital of Wallachia. It started on 23 March 1847 and destroyed 1850 buildings, a third of the city, including, according to Prince Gheorghe Bibescu, "the most populated and richest part of Bucharest".
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