The Telephone Palace

Romania / Sibiu / Nicolae Bălcescu Street, 13
 telephone exchange building, 1946_construction, nonresidential building

The most recent building on Nicolae Balcescu St, built in 1946 as the Telephone Exchange Palace by the American company International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT), which controlled 90% of the shares of the Romanian Telephone Company, Ltd. (Societatea Anonima Română a Telefoanelor - SRAT)
In the '90s and early 2000s the building was known as Romtelecom building.
Recently the activity of the Telecom (former Romtelecom) telecommunications company has diminished, here functioning a club, a bar and a hostel.
The building has architectural similarities to the Metropolitan Club of New York.
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Coordinates:   45°47'40"N   24°9'3"E
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