Petre Antonescu
Together with Gheorghe Balș and Nicolae Ghica-Budești, he formed part of the historic monuments committee, helping create a scientific template for restorations.[6] He was granted the State Prize in 1952 for rebuilding and expanding the Bucharest City Hall [ro],[7] and in 1958 was awarded the Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic, first class.[5] Together with his predecessor Ion Mincu, Antonescu helped define the existence of a national style in Romanian architecture, becoming a dominant force in the field during the first half of the 20th century.[10] While training under Guadet and Edmond Paulin, he began his career in the classically oriented academicism prevailing at their school, designing several important works in this spirit.In Biserici nouă – proiecte și schițe (1942, re-edited 1943), he presented theories on the history of church architecture and the foundations of the Byzantine style.
Petre Antonescu (general)RomanianRâmnicu Sărathigh schoolBucharestUniversity of BucharestÉcole des Beaux-ArtsExposition UniverselleSchool of Architecturerectorhistoric monumentsGheorghe BalșNicolae Ghica-BudeștiRomanian Academycommunist regimestripped him of Academy membershipOrder of the Star of the Romanian People's RepublicAccademia di San LucaIon MincuRomanian architectureCrețulescu PalaceNicolae Iorga Institute of HistoryArcul de TriumfSinaia CasinoBotoșaniBuzăuJulien GuadetEdmond PaulinNational Renaissance FrontCantemir Vodă National CollegePăun Otiman