Dimitrie Maimarolu (1859 in

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– 1926) was a

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, whose designs featured French Beaux-Arts style. He came from an Aromanian family, with roots in

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. He studied architecture in

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, first with Julien Guadet and from 1881 at the

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. After graduating in 1885, he returned to Romania and is named architect for the Interior Ministry. Promoted to architect-in-chief in 1887, he held the position until 1892. By 1898 he was working for the Agriculture Ministry, developing the Bibescu Garden in

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. Among the buildings he designed are: * Argeș County Prefecture Building (built in 1899, in 1970 it became the County Museum of History and Natural Science). * Gorj County Prefecture, in

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(finishing touches, 1902). * Church of St. Sylvester, Bucharest (reconstruction and enlargement, from 1904 to 1907). * St. Haralambos Church of

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(1905) * Palace of the Chamber of Deputies (the Patriarchal Palace today), completed in 1907 * Palace of the National Military Circle, begun in 1911, completed in 1923. * Armenian Church in Bucharest, 1911–1912, with Grigore Cerchez * Hotel Concordia. * Vorvorenilor's Home (Palace) in

(present residence of the Metropolitan of Oltenia)

Legacy

On 1 March 2005, a bust of Maimarolu was unveiled within the National Military Circle Palace.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maimarolu, Dimitrie 1859 births 1926 deaths Architects from Bucharest École des Beaux-Arts alumni