House of the Free Press

House of the Free Press
Casa Presei Libere
Interactive map of the House of the Free Press area
Former namesCasa Scînteii
General information
Architectural styleStalinist architecture (see Seven Sisters)
LocationBucharest, Romania
Coordinates44°28′51″N 26°04′17″E / 44.480907°N 26.071261°E / 44.480907; 26.071261
Construction started1952
Completed1957
Height
Height104 m (341 ft)
Technical details
Floor area32,000 m2 (344,445 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectHoria Maicu
EngineerPanaite C. Mazilu

The House of the Free Press (Romanian: Casa Presei Libere), built and known under Communist rule as Casa Scînteii (' The Spark Building') after the Party newspaper edited and printed there, is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007.

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