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Built in [[1956]] and named ''Combinatul Poligrafic Casa Scânteii "I.V.Stalin"'' and later |
Built in [[1956]] and named ''Combinatul Poligrafic Casa Scânteii "I.V.Stalin"'' and later |
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''Casa Scînteii'' (''Scînteia'' |
''Casa Scînteii'' (''Scînteia'' means ''The Spark'', and was the name of the [[Romanian Communist Party]]'s official newspaper). It was designed by the architect Horia Maicu, in a pure [[Soviet architecture|Soviet style]], and was intended to house all of Bucharest's printing presses, the newsrooms and their staff. |
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It has basically the same role nowadays, with many of today's newspapers having their headquarters in the same building, now renamed ''Casa Presei Libere'' ("The House of the Free Press"). The [[Bucharest Stock Exchange]] is located in the southern wing. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.pbase.com/image/28244467 Photo of the building] as seen from [[Herastrau Park]]. |
* [http://www.pbase.com/image/28244467 Photo of the building] as seen from [[Herastrau Park]]. |
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Revision as of 13:57, 23 November 2004
Casa Presei Libere is a building in northern Bucharest.
Built in 1956 and named Combinatul Poligrafic Casa Scânteii "I.V.Stalin" and later Casa Scînteii (Scînteia means The Spark, and was the name of the Romanian Communist Party's official newspaper). It was designed by the architect Horia Maicu, in a pure Soviet style, and was intended to house all of Bucharest's printing presses, the newsrooms and their staff.
It has basically the same role nowadays, with many of today's newspapers having their headquarters in the same building, now renamed Casa Presei Libere ("The House of the Free Press"). The Bucharest Stock Exchange is located in the southern wing.
External links
- Photo of the building as seen from Herastrau Park.