Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. University Square (Romanian: Pia a Universit ii) is located in downtown Bucharest, near the University of Bucharest.Four statues are located in the University Square, in front of the University; they depict Ion Heliade R dulescu (1879), Michael the Brave (1874), Gheorghe Laz r (1889) and Spiru Haret (1932).The square was the site of the 1990 Golaniad, a peaceful student protest against the ex-communists in the Romanian government. The demonstrations ended violently when miners from the Jiu Valley were called in by president Ion Iliescu to restore order in Bucharest (see: Mineriad).