Alexandru Săvulescu (architect)
| Alexandru Săvulescu | |
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| Born | 1847 Mehedinți County, Romania |
| Died | 1902 (aged 54–55) |
| Nationality | Romanian |
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| Years active | 1875–1902 |
| Notable work | Stătescu Villa |
Alexandru Săvulescu (1847 – 1902) was a Romanian architect, one of his country's first prominent practitioners of modern architecture. He combined elements of traditional Byzantine architecture and Romanian architecture with French Art Nouveau in an eclectic style. He served as the chief architect for the Ministry of Public Education and Religious Affairs and the president of the Romanian Society of Architects. He helped found both the latter organization and the Romanian National School of Architecture. Some of his most renowned buildings are the Communal Palace of Buzău, the Noblesse Palace and the Post and Telegraph Palace, which now houses the National Museum of Romanian History.
Săvulescu was born in 1847 in Mehedinți County, in what was then Wallachia. He studied in Bucharest and Paris, returned to Romania in 1874 and became the architect for the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. In this capacity he designed several buildings for middle schools and high schools. He left the post in June 1899, succeeded by Ion D. Berindey.
His style was a unique blend of traditional Byzantine architecture and Romanian architecture mixed with French Art Nouveau, which is generically called eclectic. One of the first buildings he created, shortly after his return from training in Paris, was the Noblesse Palace, built in 1881, in the Jewish Quarter. Another 1881 building is located at 7 Sfinților Street, and is considered a historic monument by the Culture Ministry. Ioan Pascu requested a permit for Săvulescu to build on his lot No. 75, which was actually No. 7. The plans were signed by Săvulescu, who built it in an eclectic style with classical elements, featuring a central hallway with symmetrical rooms laid out on either side. The bedrooms, located off a T-shaped corridor, opened into a garden.
In Brăila, the Nicolae Bălcescu High School was built by Săvulescu between 1885 and 1886 in the neoclassical style. It is located at 182 Alexandru Ioan Cuza Boulevard. This was followed by a contract signing in March 1890 for construction of the Traian High School in Turnu Severin using Săvulescu's plans. Construction was completed in August 1890.
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