where the Society of Civil Servants Building was. The south side of the square was reoccupied in the late 1980s, during the Nicolae Ceausescu regime with massive housing blocks, similar to the ones from the new Civic Centre.

Today, the square is known for its proximity to major office towers and government buildings. The main government building dates back as far as 1937, when construction work for it started, but it was only completed in 1950. In 1987,