The "Piata Revolutiei" scandal takes international dimensions
de Georgiana BACIU
The scandal generated by the desire of the City Hall Municipality to make major changes in Revolution Square takes international amplitude.
One of the online petitions against City Hall project was signed by the Secretary of INTBAU (International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism), Dr Matthew Hardy.
INTBAU is an international organization for patrimony preserve, under Prince Charles attention, and it has all together the specialists which design, build, preserve, study or love architecture and traditional places.
http://www.adevarulonline.ro/2006-04-28/Actualitate/scandalul-piata-revolutiei-ia-dimensiuni-internationale_182871.html
Version in Romanian (original) is below:
de Georgiana BACIU
The scandal generated by the desire of the City Hall Municipality to make major changes in Revolution Square takes international amplitude.
One of the online petitions against City Hall project was signed by the Secretary of INTBAU (International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism), Dr Matthew Hardy.
INTBAU is an international organization for patrimony preserve, under Prince Charles attention, and it has all together the specialists which design, build, preserve, study or love architecture and traditional places.
http://www.adevarulonline.ro/2006-04-28/Actualitate/scandalul-piata-revolutiei-ia-dimensiuni-internationale_182871.html
Version in Romanian (original) is below:
Scandalul generat de dorinta municipalitatii de a realiza schimbari majore in Piata Revolutiei ia amploare
internationala. Una din petitiile on-line impotriva demersului primariei este semnata chiar de secretarul Retelei Internationale pentru Arhitectura, Urbanism si Constructii Traditionale (INTBAU), dr. Matthew Hardy. INTBAU este o organizatie internationala pentru pastrarea patrimoniului, aflata sub patronajul Printului Charles, si aduna la un loc pe toti cei care proiecteaza, construiesc, mentin, studiaza sau iubesc arhitectura si locurile traditionale.
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Romania News [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
June 15, 2006
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Romania News [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
June 15, 2006
Dear Dr. Matthew Hardy,Thank you to be part of our group and thank you for signing the petiton:http://www.romanianews.net/modules.php?name=ePetitions&op=more_info&ePetitionId=8&show_signers=1&newlang=english
2006-04-27 06:25:59 Matthew Hardy London [EMAIL PROTECTED] Traditional city centres should be kept free of Modernist buildings. We really need your help and guidance.We are a core of specialists (architects) and intellectuals horrified by the Mayor Videanu project which doesn't respect the Romania's architectural traditions, the Romania's laws and the U.E. laws.We are trying to fight this project, but we just started, and the Piata Revolutiei (Revolution Square) mutilation has already begun by the construction of a 13 levels block in Piata Revolutiei near the Palace of Interns which is on the list of Architectural Monuments (the former Royal Palace of Interns and it was also the Communist Parliament and the Romania's Senate).Can you tell us some European Union or International Organizations we can alert?
We are in a desperate situation and, even if all the newspapers signaled the atrocity, almost no TV broadcaster said anything about this problem and no politician in Romania sustain our cause... and we cannot find any institution or official support in Romania because they are afraid of repercussions. Romania's democracy is very fragile, the people often self-censors themselves as a reminiscence of the fear of Communist Security surveillance and because the political power (the Democratic Party where Videanu is vice-president) is very dominative, they can fire anybody, they can change public workers, for instance from the Institute of Authorization in Construction, if they don't give them the approval. Another cause is the corruption of the politicians and authorities, corruption which is still very big in Romania.Here is the translation of "Adevarul" ("The Truth") newspaper article:
I want to finish this appeal by thanking you again and I hope you understand how delicate is the situation, being sort of hopeless in a Romania to oppose the Mayor Videanu which is like a Tyran, like a Dictator, Videanu got in newspapers the nickname of "Ceausescu 2nd the demolisher". Adriean Videanu was also accused by the newspapers he is an "ordinary thief" and a very corrupt man. He is currently court action by many Bucharest organizations and also by The Catholic Church, but no positive decision was ever made by the Romanian Judiciary System.
I want say that any help will be greatly appreciated in this dead-end situation we are, would be it possible that INTBAU to make an official statement or declaration about this matter? Also can you point us to any other E.U. or U.N.O International Organizations specialized in laws and respect of the patrimony which can help us.
Thank you very much,
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