Point of interest
Casa Presei Libere
12 locals recommend,
Location
1 Piața Presei Libere
București, București
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The former "Casa Scînteii" (named after the official newspaper of the Communist party) now houses headquarters of several printing presses.
Construction began in 1952 and was completed in 1956. The building was named Casa Scînteii (Scînteia was the name of the Romanian Communist Party's official newspaper). It was designed 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.
Construction began in 1952 and was completed in 1956. The building was named Casa Scînteii (Scînteia was the name of the Romanian Communist Party's official newspaper). It was designed in the pure (albeit comparatively small-scale) style of Soviet Socialist realism, resembling the main building of t…
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