Dimitrie Maimarolu

Dimitrie Maimarolu (1859 in Bucharest – 1926) was a Romanian architect, whose designs featured French Beaux-Arts style.

Poșta Română stamp from 2007 depicting the Palace of the National Military Circle, designed by architect Dimitrie Maimarolu

He came from an Aromanian family, with roots in Macedonia.^[1] He studied architecture in France, first with Julien Guadet and from 1881 at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. 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 Craiova.^[2]

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).^[3]
• Gorj County Prefecture, in Târgu Jiu (finishing touches, 1902).^[4]
• Church of St. Sylvester, Bucharest (reconstruction and enlargement, from 1904 to 1907).^[5]
• St. Haralambos Church of Turnu Măgurele (1905)^[6]
• Palace of the Chamber of Deputies (the Patriarchal Palace today), completed in 1907^[7]
• Palace of the National Military Circle, begun in 1911, completed in 1923.^[8]
• Armenian Church in Bucharest, 1911–1912, with Grigore Cerchez^[9][10]
• Hotel Concordia.^[10]
• Vorvorenilor's Home (Palace) in Craiova (present residence of the Metropolitan of Oltenia)^[11][12]

Legacy

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

Notes

1. "Mari aromâni în Istoria Neamului Românesc". www.justitiarul.ro (in Romanian). Justițiarul. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
2. "Dimitrie Maimarolu". arhivadearhitectura.ro (in Romanian). Arhiva de Arhitectură. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
3. [Argeș County Museum] (in Romanian). Consiliul Județean Argeș (Argeș County Council). Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
4. "Clădiri administrative și de învățământ clasificate drept monument istoric, din Târgu Jiu". www.targujiu.info (in Romanian). Târgu Jiu Tourist Office. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
5. "Biserica Sfântul Silvestru" (in Romanian). Creștin Ortodox România. from the original on 1 July 2011.
6. "Biserica Sf Haralambie - Turnu Magurele" (in Romanian). Destinații Turistice în România.
7. Popescu, Carmen; Lascu, Nicolae (2004). "Bucharest, Romania". In Sennott, Stephen (ed.). Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture. Taylor & Francis. p. 182.
8. Iosif, Cristina. "The National Military Circle (The Officers' Circle Palace, 1911-1923)". Unknown Bucharest.
9. (in Romanian). Uniunea Armenilor Romania. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
10. (PDF). Ararat. New Series (in Romanian). 16 (20): 4. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-09.
11. "Craiova" (in Romanian). Romania Turistica. from the original on 1 June 2010.
12. Cocea, Cristian (2005). Ghidul României misterioase (Guide to Mysterious Romania) (in Romanian). Pitești, Romania: Paralela 45. p. 82. ISBN 978-973-697-533-2.