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Biography
Dimitrie Maimarolu (1859 in Bucharest – 1926) was a Romanian architect, whose designs featured French Beaux-Arts style. He studied architecture in France. Among the buildings he designed are:
Palace of the Chamber of Deputies (the Patriarchal Palace today), completed in 1907
The National Military Circle Palace, begun in 1911 completed in 1923
Church of St. Sylvester, Bucharest (reconstruction and enlargement, from 1904 to 1907 )
Argeș County Prefecture Building (built in 1899, in 1970 it became the County Museum of History and Natural Science)
Armenian Cathedral (Armenian Church) in Bucharest, 1911–1912 with Gregory Cerchez
Hotel Concordia
Vorvorenilor's Home (Palace) in Craiova (present residence of the Metropolitan of Oltenia)
St. Haralambos Church of Turnu Magurele (1905)
Legacy
On 1 March 2005, the bust of Dimitrie Maimarolu was unveiled within the National Military Circle Palace.