House of the Free Press | |
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Casa Presei Libere | |
Former names | Casa Scînteii |
General information | |
Architectural style | Stalinist architecture |
Town or city | Bucharest |
Country | Romania |
Coordinates | 44°28′51″N 26°04′17″E / 44.480907°N 26.071261°E |
Construction started | 1952 |
Completed | 1957 |
Height | 104 m (341 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 32,000 m2 (344,445 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Horia Maicu |
Engineer | Panaite C. Mazilu |
The House of the Free Press (Romanian: Casa Presei Libere), known under Communist rule as Casa Scînteii, 'House of The Spark (newspaper)', is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007.[1]