Administrative Palace, Satu Mare

Building in Romania

Administrative Palace

Palatul administrativ

Frontal view of the Administrative Palace

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Office
Location| Satu Mare, Romania
Coordinates| 47°47′20″N 22°52′23″E﻿ / ﻿47.78884°N 22.87308°E﻿ / 47.78884; 22.87308
Construction started| 1972
Opening| 1984
Owner| Satu Mare City Hall
Height
Roof| 97 m (318 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count| 18
Floor area| 12,000 m2 (130,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Nicolae Porumbescu

The Administrative Palace (Romanian: Palatul administrativ) is a building in Satu Mare, Romania. At 97 metres, it is the highest building in Transylvania and one of the highest in the country. It is an example of brutalist style architecture.[2]

## History

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From the top of the building, almost the entire Satu Mare County is visible, and one can see all the way to Hungary. The history of the building starts in the 1960s, when Satu Mare experienced a period of infrastructure development under the communist regime. The Romanian Communist Party wanted to build a new city center with a building that would be a new landmark for the city. Thus, in 1972, construction of the building began, the main architect being Nicolae Porumbescu of Iaşi, assisted by Ludovic Gyüre of Satu Mare.

The building was completed in 1984; there were over 1,000 workers employed on the project.

The building has three smaller towers and one big main tower. The three small towers represent the three ethnic groups present in Satu Mare County: Romanians, Germans and Hungarians, while the main tower represents the bond between these three ethnic groups.

Today, the building houses several government institutions, including the county council, prefecture, city hall and culture office.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Palatul Administrativ[usurped] at Emporis
2. ^ Modernismul liric si avatarurile modernismului (in Romanian)
3. ^ (in Romanian) Palatul Administrativ din Satu Mare - cea mai înaltă clădire din Transilvania, Agerpres, March 10, 2014

## External links

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* (in Romanian) A formal description (Romanian)[permanent dead link‍]

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Tall buildings in Romania

Built

| Bucharest|

| >100 m|

* Floreasca City Center (137 m)
* People's Salvation Cathedral (135 m)
* Globalworth Tower (118 m)
* Ana Tower (110 m)
* Bucharest Tower Center (106 m)
* House of the Free Press (104 m)

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70-100 m|

* Asmita Gardens (92 m)
* Orhideea Towers (85 m)
* Palace of the Parliament (84 m)
* Bucharest Financial Plaza (83 m)
* BRD Tower (82 m)
* Charles de Gaulle Plaza (80 m)
* Doamna Ghica Plaza A (80 m)
* Euro Tower (80 m)
* Grand Hotel Bucharest (77 m)
* Nusco Tower (76 m)
* Monaco Towers (76 m)
* Cathedral Plaza (75 m)
* City Gate Towers (75 m)
* TVR Tower (74 m)
* Crystal Tower (72 m)
* Millennium Business Center (72 m)
* The Mark (70 m)

<70 m|

* Unicredit Tower (68 m)
* United Nations Plaza (66 m)
* Phoenix Tower (65 m)
* Rin Grand Hotel (65 m)
* Piraeus Bank Tower (64 m)
* Premium Plaza (64 m)
* Griro Tower (60 m)
* Bucharest Corporate Center (60 m)
* CCIR Building (57 m)
* BSE Tower (56 m)
* UpGround (55 m)
* Pipera Business Tower (54 m)
* Pullman Hotel (52 m)
* Oracle Tower (45 m)
* Anchor Plaza (35 m)

Satu Mare|

* Administrative Palace Satu Mare (97 m)
* Dana Complex (64 m)

Cluj Napoca|

* West City Tower (95 m)
* BRD Tower (50 m)

Timișoara|

* UBC 0 (90 m)
* UBC 3 (84 m)
* ISHO Riverside A (75 m)
* ISHO Riverside D (70 m)
* UBC 2 (60 m)
* UBC 1 (60 m)

Iași|

* Palas Iași (71 m)
* University of Medicine and Pharmacy (65 m)

Sibiu|

* MyContinental Hotel (58 m)
* BCR Tower Sibiu (56 m)

Bucharest skyline in 2022.

Proposed

* Esplanada City Center (250 m)
* Dâmbovița Center Towers (155 m)
* Cefin Tower (125 m)
* Sky Towers Cluj Napoca (125 m)
* Sigma Towers (120 m)
* Sema Parc Hotel (75 m)

Demolished

* Basarab Tower (104 m)
* Carlton Bloc (47 m)

Tallest timeline

* Turnul Colței (1714–1888)
* Foișorul de Foc (1890–1932)
* Carlton Bloc (1932–1934)
* Telephones Company Building (1934–1956)
* House of the Free Press (1956–2007)
* Bucharest Tower Center (2007–2012)
* Floreasca City Center (2012–present)

* Buildings listed in order of height
* Building data source: Skyscraper Center

* See also: List of tallest buildings in Romania & List of tallest buildings in Bucharest
* Category:Buildings and structures in Romania
* Category:Skyscrapers in Romania

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Landmarks in Satu Mare

Places of worship|

* Calvaria Roman Catholic Church
* Chain Church
* Decebal Street Synagogue
* Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral
* Kűltelki Reformed Church
* Orthodox Church
* Roman Catholic Cathedral
* SS. Michael and Gabriel

Historical buildings|

* Art Museum
* Astoria Hotel
* County Library
* County Museum
* Dacia Hotel
* Dana II Hotel
* Dinu Lipatti Philharmonic
* Firemen's Tower
* North Theater
* Paul Erdős Workshop
* Railway Station
* Villa Bodi

Statues and monuments|

* Capitoline Wolf Statue
* Monument of the Romanian Soldier

Bridges|

* Decebal Bridge
* Golescu Bridge
* Iron Bridge

Sports venues|

* LPS Arena
* Olimpia Stadium

Other buildings|

* Administrative Palace
* Aurora Hotel
* Coral Hotel
* Dana Center
* Dana Complex
* Dana Hotel
* Nisco City Center
* Select World Tower
* Someșul Mall
* Traian Plaza

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