One of our most well known inhabitants was the former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who used room 27 from our property as a hiding place during the year of 1940, until the momens of his arrest in July 1940, by commisar Gusa. We was spotted and caught at the moment of leaving the building and jailed for 3 years. Nicolae Ceausescu and his girlfrend at that time, Elena, who later became his wife, spent some quality time in this art deco style building. During the systematisation of the Unirii Sqare, the building was saved from being demolished and some say that the famous couple and some old time memories played a determinant role 🙂

Passionate about history, Bucharest and art deco architecture, I will be more than happy to share with you my secret places from this beautiful city, previously known as "The Little Paris"

The building is situated in the central part of Bucharest, Unirii Square, just a few steps away from the Old city and Unirii subway station. An Airport direct express bus station is 200 meters away. This area of the city is also the center of the religious and liturgical life of Romania (Patriarchal Cathedral, Theological Academy) and it s own existence is closely linked to the former dictator Ceausescu.