House of the Free Press
The House of the Free Press, built and known under Communist rule as Casa Scînteii after the Party newspaper edited and printed there, is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: building in Bucharest, Romania
- Also known as: “Casa Presei Libere”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nicolae Minovici Folk Art Museum and Dumitru Minovici Western Old Art Museum.
Nicolae Minovici Folk Art Museum
Museum
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The Dr. Nicolae Minovici Folk Art Museum is a museum located at 1 Dr. Nicolae Minovici Street in the Băneasa district of Bucharest, Romania. Initially built as a retreat on the city outskirts for Nicolae Minovici between 1906 and 1907, the house evolved into Bucharest's first folk art museum, with an expansive collection of ethnographic displays. Nicolae Minovici Folk Art Museum is situated 520 metres northeast of House of the Free Press.
Dumitru Minovici Western Old Art Museum
Museum
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Dumitru Minovici Western Old Art Museum is situated 480 metres northeast of House of the Free Press.
Romexpo
Convention center
Romexpo, also known as Romexpo Dome or Romexpo Town, is a large exhibition center and indoor arena in Bucharest, Romania. It is primarily used for exhibitions, concerts, and sporting events. Romexpo is situated 680 metres southwest of House of the Free Press.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dămăroaia and Aviației.
Dămăroaia
Neighborhood
Dămăroaia is a district in the north side of Bucharest, Romania in Sector 1. It covers about 10 km2, making it one of the largest neighborhoods of Sector 1.
Aviației
Suburb
Aviației is a district divided between Sector 1 and Sector 2 of Bucharest, mainly in Sector 1. The name refers to aircraft or airforces. The names of aviation pioneers Traian Vuia, Aurel Vlaicu, and Henri Coandă are related to the name of the district.
Primăverii
Suburb
Primăverii neighborhood is a district situated in the north of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, in Sector 1. The area is one of the most expensive in the city and is home to many politicians and local celebrities.
House of the Free Press
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Sector 1, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“House of the Free Press” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت الصحافة الحرة”
- Catalan: “Casa de la Premsa Lliure”
- Catalan: “Casa Presei Libere”
- Chinese: “新聞自由之家”
- Dutch: “Casa Presei Libere”
- French: “Casa Presei Libere”
- French: “Casa Scânteii”
- German: “Casa Presei Libere”
- Greek: “Σπίτι του Ελεύθερου Τύπου”
- Italian: “Casa della Stampa Libera”
- Japanese: “カーサ・プレセイ・リベレ”
- Latvian: “Brīvās preses nams”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Casa Presei Libere”
- Occitan (post 1500): “ostal dera premsa lhiure”
- Romanian: “Casa Presei Libere”
- Romanian: “Casa Scânteii”
- Russian: “Дом свободной прессы”
- Spanish: “Casa Presei Libere”
- Turkish: “Casa Presei Libere”
- Ukrainian: “Будинок вільної преси”
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