Towards a Carol II Style in Romanian Architecture – Ion D. ENESCU

Renaissance of Romanian architecture. Towards a Carol II style, Bucharest, 1939. The architect Petre Antonescu (June 29, 1873-April 22, 1965) was one of the leading architects of his time, dominating the architectural activity of the first half of the 20th century. Among the works from the first stage of his career are: Crețulescu Palace, Sinaia Casino, Palace Hotel in Sinaia, Alexandru Marghiloman House (now disappeared), Mihai Oromolu House, etc. Petre Antonescu promoted the neo-Romanesque architectural style, but later managed to adapt his style to the contemporary spirit. We mention some of his works: The Triumphal Arch, the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Works (today the Bucharest City Hall Palace), the National Archives building (now gone), the Craiova City Hall Palace (today the headquarters of the Prefecture and County Council), the building of the Politehnica Society (today the headquarters of AGIR), the Palace of Justice in Buzău and Brăila, the former headquarters of the Prefecture of Botoșani (today the Botoșani County Museum), the Galați River Station, the Marmorosch Blank Bank, the Triumf Hotel, the Soare House, the I. I. C. Brătianu, Faculty of Law, "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History, Romanian School in Rome.