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'''Casa Presei Libere''' is a building in northern [[Bucharest]]. |
'''Casa Presei Libere''' is a building in northern [[Bucharest]]. |
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Built in [[1956]] and named ''Combinatul Poligrafic Casa |
Built in [[1956]] and named ''Combinatul Poligrafic Casa Scînteii "I.V.Stalin"'' and later |
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''Casa Scînteii'' (''Scînteia'' |
''Casa Scînteii'' (''[[Scînteia]]'' was the name of the [[Romanian Communist Party]]'s official newspaper). It was designed by the architect Horia Maicu, in the pure Soviet style of [[Socialist realism]], resembling the main building of the [[Moscow State University]], 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. |
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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Revision as of 22:36, 22 January 2006
Casa Presei Libere is a building in northern Bucharest.
Built in 1956 and named Combinatul Poligrafic Casa Scînteii "I.V.Stalin" and later Casa Scînteii (Scînteia was the name of the Romanian Communist Party's official newspaper). It was designed by the architect Horia Maicu, in the pure Soviet style of Socialist realism, resembling the main building of the Moscow State University, 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.