In 1943, as a tribute to the one who was deeply involved in building the Romanescu Park, it was erected a bust of N. Romanescu at the main entrance to the park.
Nicolae Romanescu was the mayor of Banie in 1898, 1901-1916, 1929. He was one of the most emblematic figures of the city and he contributed to the development of Craiova in the early XXth century.

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