The Turnu Măgurele Courthouse ( ro, Judecătoria Turnu Măgurele) is a judicial building located at 1 Decembrie 1918 Street, nr. 6, in

Turnu Măgurele Turnu Măgurele () is a city in Teleorman County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. Developed nearby the site once occupied by the medieval port of Turnu, it is situated north-east of the confluence between the Olt River and the Dan ...

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. Work on the courthouse began in 1903, at a time when Turnu Măgurele was the seat of

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''crazy forest'' ...

. The builders were Italian, and they finished in 1914. Another wing was added in 1923, and the structure underwent a thorough renovation in 1997.Description
at the Justice Ministry site The facade is in

neoclassical style Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The pr ...

, the columns and frieze recalling the

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, the staircase imposing. The lobby is rectangular, with hallways leading to rooms in each direction, and a skylight on the roof. There is a basement, ground and upper floor, and three courtrooms. The prosecutor's office was located on the upper floor until 2002, when it moved into a new headquarters. After 1950, when the new

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did away with the

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, the court served a much smaller area. In 1968, when the counties were revived, the seat and with it the county court moved to

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

. Thus, the building was downgraded to a district courthouse. The courthouse is listed as a

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by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

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