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Great history, stunning architecture, a true national heritage.


[EN]
It all started in 1912. The construction of the building, including its design was assigned to architect N. Ghika-Budesti, leading member of the autochthonous school of architecture. According to the museographic view of the ethnographer and director Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcas, he was supposed to raise a palace of autochthonous art inspired by typical monastery interiors.

In 1941, after 29 years and many interruptions, the building, in its current shape is ready. Representative for the neo-Romanian style, inspired by traditional architecture, especially the brancovenesc style, the building is remarkable by its composition using mainly floral and zoomorphic decorations. The visible red bricklayer, the big windows under arches, the columns of the logia, the elegant silhouette of the main tower reminding of the bell towers in old monasteries make the building a true palace of art.

The museum was reopened on February the 5th, 1990, a mere six weeks after the downfall and execution of Nicolae Ceausescu. During the Communist era, the building housed a museum representing the country's Communist party; the museum's basement still contains a room devoted to an ironic display of some artifacts from that earlier museum. The irony persisted as it was devastated during the June 1990 Mineriad, due to being confused with the headquarters of the National Peasants' Party.

Great history, stunning architecture, a true national heritage.


[RO]
Totul a inceput in anul 1912. Cel numit cu intocmirea proiectului si conducerea lucrarilor a fost arhitectul N. Ghika-Budesti, stralucit reprezentant al scolii autohtone de arhitectura care, potrivit optiunii muzeologice a etnografului si directorului Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcas, trebuia sa inalte un palat al artei pamantene, dispus sub forma incintelor de tip monastic.

Dupa 29 de ani, la capatul unor nesfarsite intreruperi, se va finaliza, in 1941, luand infatisarea actualului monument de arhitectura, sediul Muzeului Taranului Roman. Ilustrare a stilului neoromanesc inspirat din fondul arhitectural traditional, cu deosebire cel brancovenesc, lucrarea se remarca prin expresivitatea ansamblului compozitiei completata cu utilizarea ponderata a elementelor decorative florale si zoomorfe. Zidaria aparenta de caramida rosie, ferestrele mari reunite sub arcade, coloanele logiei, balustrada, elementele traforate, eleganta silueta a turnului central cu imaginea foisorului amintind de clopotnitele vechilor manastiri confera cladirii somptuozitatea masurata a unui adevarat palat al artei.

Portile muzeului s-au redeschis pe 5 februarie 1990, dupa nici sase saptamani de la caderea comunismului in Romania si executia lui Nicolae Ceasusescu. In epoca comunista cladirea gazduia colectii reprezentative Partidului Comunist Roman; la subsolul muzeului inca se mai gaseste o camera cu exponate din perioada respectiva. Ironia a continuat cu devastarea muzeului in timpul mineriadei din iunie 1990, cladirea fiind confundata de catre mineri cu sediul Partidului National Taranesc.

Istorie mareata, arhitectura pe masura, o mostenire nationala autentica.


               


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