Prefecture Palace in Călărași

The Prefecture Palace in Călărași is a neoclassical building, a historical monument. The foundation stone was laid on June 11, 1895, and the building was provisionally accepted on November 30, 1896. It was designed by the architect Alexandru Săvulescu, and construction was managed by the Italian Giuseppe Ciconi. The palace has 58 rooms covering 2,500 square meters.

From 1952, the building housed the people's council of the Călărași district and the court. From 1981, when Călărași County was established, it housed the county administration, and after 1989 the Prefecture. The south wing, which houses the Prefecture, was structurally strengthened in 2008. In 2020, the Călărași County Council began restoring the palace under a contract worth over 46 million lei.

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