Romanian Athenaeum

The Romanian Athenaeum is a live performance hall within the middle of Bucharest, Romania and a landmark of the Romanian capital metropolis. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's most important concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu annual global track festival. In 1865, cultural and scientific personalities consisting of Constantin Esarcu, V. A. Urechia, and Nicolae Cre?ulescu based the Romanian Atheneum Cultural Society. To serve its functions, the Romanian Athenaeum, a constructing committed to artwork and technology, could be erected in Bucharest.

The building changed into designed by way of the French architect Albert Galleron, built on a assets that had belonged to the V?c?rescu own family and inaugurated in 1888, even though work endured till 1897. A portion of the construction price range changed into raised via public subscription in a 28-12 months-long attempt, of which the slogan is still remembered nowadays: "Donate one leu for the Ateneu.