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The CEC Palace ( ro, Palatul CEC) in
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,
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, built between 8 June 1897 and 1900, and situated on
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opposite the
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, is the headquarters of
CEC Bank CEC Bank (prior to May 6, 2008 Casa de Economii și Consemnațiuni, but already known then as ''CEC''), Before the construction of the palace, the location was occupied by the ruins of a monastery (''Saint John the Great'') and an adjoining inn. The 16th-century church was renovated by
Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714. Biography Ascension A descendant of the Craiovești boyar family and heir through his grandfather Preda of a considerable part of Matei Ba ...
between 1702 and 1703, but later deteriorated and was demolished in 1875. The palace was built as a new headquarters for Romania's oldest bank, the public savings institution '' Casa de Depuneri, Consemnațiuni și Economie'', later known as ''C.E.C.'' (
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: ''Casa de Economii și Consemnațiuni''), and nowadays CEC Bank. The land was bought and the building constructed with the institution's own funds. Work started on June 8, 1897 and was completed in 1900. The project was designed by the architect
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, a graduate of the
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in Paris; construction was supervised by the Romanian architect
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. In 2009, it was the venue for the 60th birthday celebrations of Crown Princess Margareta of Romania, and in 2015 it was also the venue for the 25th anniversary of the celebration of Crown Princess Margareta's charity (''FPMR'').


Architecture

Built in eclectic style, the palace is topped by a glass and metal dome. The entrance features an arch supported by two pairs of columns in composite style. The four corners are decorated with gables and coats of arms and ending in Renaissance domes. Cladirea CEC.jpg Bucarest, palazzo della cassa di risparmio, 01.JPG Palatul Casei de Depuneri, Consemnațiuni și Economie Bucuresti.jpg


See also

*
List of palaces The following is a list of palaces by country. Afghanistan * Darul Aman Palace, Kabul – the country's most famous palace. * Tajbeg Palace – inaccurately known as the Queen's Palace in English * Arg Presidential Palace – Home of the pr ...


References

* Silvia Colfescu, ''București - ghid turistic, istoric, artistic'', ed. Vremea, 2006 * Dan Berindei, Sebastian Bonifaciu - ''București Ghid turistic'', Ed. Sport-Turism, București,1980


External links


Map of Historical Monuments in Bucharest
{{Palaces and castles in Romania Palaces in Bucharest Commercial buildings completed in 1900 Historic monuments in Bucharest Calea Victoriei Lipscani