The Dimitrie Sturdza House (
Romanian
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: ''Casa Dimitrie Sturdza'', ) is a house with historical value, located in
Bucharest
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,
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, on Arthur Verona Street, no. 13-15. The house belonged to
Dimitrie Sturdza
Dimitrie Sturdza (, in full Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza-Miclăușanu; 10 March 183321 October 1914) was a Romanian statesman and author of the late 19th century, and president of the Romanian Academy between 1882 and 1884.
Biography
Born in Iași, ...
(1833-1914), historian, economist, Romanian Academy member and the prime minister of Romania. Since 2003, it houses the bookshop
Cărturești Verona, awarded as the Bookshop of the Year at London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2021.
Description
Built to a plan typical of mid-19th century wealthy residences, with a central hall and rooms laid out symmetrically. Its ceilings and door frames still preserve the original decorations. The facades are
Neoclassical, while the interiors of the house are
Eclectic
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. Some of the
ornaments
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are
Renaissance Revival
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. Many doors of the house are double and painted with
arabesques
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. In the right half of the house are two white stoves.
The house is listed as a
historic monument
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by Romania's
Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
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See also
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Romanian architecture
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References
External links
{{Commons category-inline, D.A. Sturdza House, Bucharest
Houses in Bucharest
Historic monuments in Bucharest
Houses completed in 1883