Palace of Justice (Bucharest)

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Palatul de Justiie
Palace of Justice

Palace of Justice

Data
place Bucharest
architect Albert Ballu
Construction year 1890
Coordinates 44 ° 25 '43.7 "  N , 26 ° 5' 55.1"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 25 '43.7 "  N , 26 ° 5' 55.1"  E

The Palace of Justice ( Romanian Palatul Justiției ) is a listed building in Bucharest ( Romania ). It is located in sector 5 , on the bank of the Dâmbovița .

history

The Palace of Justice was built between 1890 and 1895 by the architect Albert Ballu , who also designed the Palace of Justice in Charleroi ( Belgium ), and Ion Mincu , who was responsible for the interior construction, i.e. ceilings, floors, railings, stairs and furniture .

The foundation stone of the building was laid personally by King Carol I of Romania on October 7, 1890. The king signed the act of laying the foundation stone on parchment, sealed it with the royal seal, then had it built into the foundation of the building and then laid the first stone himself. The inauguration of the palace took place on October 4, 1895.

The building was built on the site of the Curtea judecătorească (German: Court of Justice).

The work was carried out by engineer Nicolae Cuţarida. Inside the palace there is a “Hall of Lost Steps”, as in the University Palace of Iași . It occupies almost a quarter of the building's almost 13,000 square meters. The name of the “hall of the pendulum clock” comes from the fact that there is a huge pendulum clock that dates back to 1895 in this room.

The central body was built in the French Renaissance style . The middle part of the facade is supported by six columns. Under the canopy there are six allegorical statues that symbolize (from left to right): attention, power, law, justice, eloquence and truth . They were sculpted by Karl Storck , Frederic Storck , Wladimir Hegel and George Vasilescu . Two other statues that flank the clock on the roof denote strength and cleverness . The Palace of Justice has a basement, a ground floor, a mezzanine and an upper floor, about 20 m above the ground, with an area of ​​about 27,700 m².

photos

  • The Palace of Justice on the Dâmbovița at night

  • Palace of Justice on the day

  • Palace of Justice in 1903

See also

Web links

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