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Dimitrie Maimarolu

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Poșta Română stamp from 2007 depicting the Palace of the National Military Circle, designed by architect Dimitrie Maimarolu

Dimitrie Maimarolu (1859 in Bucharest – 1926) was a Romanian architect, whose designs featured French Beaux-Arts style.

He came from an Aromanian family, with roots in Macedonia.[1] He studied architecture in France, first with Julien Guadet and from 1881 at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After graduating in 1885, he returned to Romania and is named architect for the Interior Ministry. Promoted to architect-in-chief in 1887, he held the position until 1892. By 1898 he was working for the Agriculture Ministry, developing the Bibescu Garden in Craiova.[2]

Among the buildings he designed are:

Legacy

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On 1 March 2005, a bust of Maimarolu was unveiled within the National Military Circle Palace.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Mari aromâni în Istoria Neamului Românesc". www.justitiarul.ro (in Romanian). Justițiarul. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dimitrie Maimarolu". arhivadearhitectura.ro (in Romanian). Arhiva de Arhitectură. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Muzeul Județean Argeș" [Argeș County Museum] (in Romanian). Consiliul Județean Argeș (Argeș County Council). Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Clădiri administrative și de învățământ clasificate drept monument istoric, din Târgu Jiu". www.targujiu.info (in Romanian). Târgu Jiu Tourist Office. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Biserica Sfântul Silvestru" (in Romanian). Creștin Ortodox România. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Biserica Sf Haralambie - Turnu Magurele" (in Romanian). Destinații Turistice în România.
  7. ^ Popescu, Carmen; Lascu, Nicolae (2004). "Bucharest, Romania". In Sennott, Stephen (ed.). Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture. Taylor & Francis. p. 182.
  8. ^ Iosif, Cristina. "The National Military Circle (The Officers' Circle Palace, 1911-1923)". Unknown Bucharest.
  9. ^ "Catedrala armeană" (in Romanian). Uniunea Armenilor Romania. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Arhitecții Catedralei" (PDF). Ararat. New Series (in Romanian). 16 (20): 4. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-09.
  11. ^ "Craiova" (in Romanian). Romania Turistica. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010.
  12. ^ Cocea, Cristian (2005). Ghidul României misterioase (Guide to Mysterious Romania) (in Romanian). Pitești, Romania: Paralela 45. p. 82. ISBN 978-973-697-533-2.