House of the Free Press

House of the Free Press
Casa Presei Libere
Map
Former namesCasa Scînteii
General information
Architectural styleStalinist architecture
Town or cityBucharest
CountryRomania
Coordinates44°28′51″N 26°04′17″E / 44.480907°N 26.071261°E / 44.480907; 26.071261
Construction started1952
Completed1957
Height104 m (341 ft)
Technical details
Floor area32,000 m2 (344,445 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Horia Maicu [ro]
EngineerPanaite C. Mazilu [ro]

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]

  1. ^ "Infama poveste a Casei Presei Libere, fostă Casa Scânteii". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2023.