Apartment Building 63
History
Apartment Building 63 was finished and opened in 1963 and was first intended to be inhabited by officers of the Romanian Armed Forces and of the Ministry of Administration and Interior. In the same year, the selected officers started to move into the apartments from the first two staircases of the building but because of the intensive demolition projects undergone in the area, the original purpose of the building was changed, and the structure's role was to serve as a new home for the people that had to move from their demolished houses. The building was considered by the Romanian Communist Party to be a symbol of the centralized state and an outstanding feat of engineering designed for the citizen comrade in the vision of the communist perspective. Another four sister buildings, built in the same year, are scattered across the eastern part of Bucharest; one of them is near Mihai Bravu Avenue, called Block P10 on Oborul Nou Street, and another one is called Block M31, located on Aleea Barajul Bicaz.
References
- ^ Dobrescu, Petre (January 23, 2007). "Aici locuiesc 2.500 de oameni!". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Cobuz, Dorian (2006-08-31). "Ia-ți Bucureștii... Blocul-mamut, "Comuna 63"" (in Romanian). Jurnalul Național. Retrieved 2023-12-26.