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Petre Antonescu

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140: 232:, he began his career in the classically oriented academicism prevailing at their school, designing several important works in this spirit. Near the end of his life, Antonescu divided his own work into classical and Romanian architecture. He was the first to apply the neo-Romanian style at a monumental scale, for multilevel buildings with complex functions, defining his efforts as the start of a "local original style". 227:
and a disciple of Mincu's, he helped shape the classical form of the national style. He sought and discovered valuable old monuments, recalling them in collections of sketches, watercolors and studies. Like Mincu, he believed that the past creations of Romanians could serve as a vast reservoir of
66:. While there, he became close to important artists who were then grappling with the problem of how to define a specific Romanian art. By 1893, his new passion led Antonescu to abandon law and head to Paris to study architecture. In 1899, he obtained a degree in the field from the 27: 489: 41:
architect. Over the course of a career that spanned the first half of the 20th century, he established himself as a leader in the field within his country, helping define a national style of neo-Romanian architecture.
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In 1912 and again from 1919 to 1921, Antonescu was president of the Romanian Architects' Society; he also led the Society of Professional Architects from 1926 to 1932. Elected an honorary member of the
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from 1931 to 1938. According to a former student, he drew beautifully and spoke in short, clear, carefully chosen phrases. Antonescu was active in the realm of conserving and restoring
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Passionate about architecture, Antonescu designed over forty projects, most of which are historic monuments today. A student of
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inspiration, and drew on this as his main professional preoccupation. While training under Guadet and
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Clădiri. Studii. Case. Biserici. Monumente. Palate. Încercări de arhitectură românească și clasică
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Recipients of the Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic
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in 1936, he was raised to titular status in 1945. In 1948, the new
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The first book in which Antonescu presented his work was the 1913
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Politicile culturale comuniste in timpul regimului Gheorghiu-Dej
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Renașterea Arhitecturii Românești. Stilul Regele Carol al II‐lea
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In 1900, Antonescu was made honorific professor at Bucharest's
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is an ample presentation of his architectural record.
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Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic
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Petre Antonescu (general)

Romanian
Râmnicu Sărat
high school
Bucharest
University of Bucharest
École des Beaux-Arts
Exposition Universelle
School of Architecture
rector
historic monuments
Gheorghe Balș
Nicolae Ghica-Budești
Romanian Academy
communist regime
stripped him of Academy membership
Bucharest City Hall
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Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic
Accademia di San Luca

Ion Mincu
Romanian architecture
Marmorosch‐Blank Bank Palace
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Oprea Soare House
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Law Faculty Palace
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