The construction works at the Palace of the National Military Circle were initiated in 1911, but the building was inaugurated no sooner than 1923, an event attended by plenty of important public and army figures of the time, King Ferdinand I included. The palace was built on the site of the old Sărindar monastery; the fountain in front of the palace bears its name. The construction works only took two years, but the opening was delayed by the damages suffered during World War I. During the 1919 German occupation of Bucharest, the building’s interiors were devastated, being used as a prison for the Romanian military and for the city’s notables. After the end of the war, the palace was officially inaugurated in 1923 in the presence of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. During the interwar period, the Palace of the National Military Circle became a cultural landmark of the Romanian Capital. After that, the communist regime, renamed it “The Central House of the Army” (Casa Centrală a Armatei). In 1989, the Palace became the “National Military Circle” (Cercul Militar Național).
Located at the intersection of the much celebrated Victory Avenue and Queen Elisabeth Boulevard, the palace is impossible to miss out, since it is one of the most eye-catching structures in the very center of the capital. It is to Dimitrie Maimarolu and to his collaborators, V. Stefanescu and E. Doneaud, that the palace owes its reputation of landmark of the architectural landscape of Bucharest.
On the outside, the building materializes an eclectic style with glaring touches which call forth the monumentality of the French architecture, the facade being bordered by a row of columns. However, what is truly spectacular about the Palace of the National Military Circle is the inside, starting with the monumental stair between the ground floor and the superior floor. The Norwegian Room is replete with decorative motifs inspired from the Scandinavian mythology and culture, whereas the ceiling of the Moorish Room bristles with floral decorative motifs, its walls being wainscoted with delicate quality wood. The Marble Room is generally deemed the most impeccable of all, its lush decorative motifs being obviously inspired from the military field. However, the Gothic and the Byzantine Rooms must also be mentioned.
From its opening until now, the Palace of the National Military Circle has been the headquarters of the National Military Circle, which is the most important cultural institution of the Romanian army. In fact, the palace was built to this purpose precisely. It is also home to the National Military Library. The restaurant and the terrace are open to the public.
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Located at the intersection of the much celebrated Victory Avenue and Queen Elisabeth Boulevard, the palace is impossible to miss out, since it is one of the most eye-catching structures in the very center of the capital.
