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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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The construction began in [[1952]] and was completed in [[1956]]. The building was 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 style of [[Stalinist architecture|Soviet]] |
The construction began in [[1952]] and was completed in [[1956]]. The building was 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 (albeit comparatively small-scale) style of [[Stalinist architecture|Soviet]] [[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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In front of the building was located a giant statue of [[Vladimir Lenin]], which was removed following the [[Romanian Revolution of 1989]]. |
In front of the building was located a giant statue of [[Vladimir Lenin]], which was removed following the [[Romanian Revolution of 1989]]. |
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Revision as of 18:09, 30 January 2006
Casa Presei Libere is a building in northern Bucharest.
The construction began in 1952 and was completed in 1956. The building was 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 (albeit comparatively small-scale) style of Soviet 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.
In front of the building was located a giant statue of Vladimir Lenin, which was removed following the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
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.