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House of the Free Press

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The House of the Free Press (Romanian: Casa Presei Libere) is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007.

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House of the Free Press
Piața Presei Libere, Bucharest Herăstrău (Sector 1)

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Casa Presei Libere corp D

Piața Presei Libere
013701 Bucharest, Herăstrău (Sector 1)
Romania
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