Nicolae G. Socolescu Explained

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nicolae G. Socolescu|italic=no (born Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Niculae Gheorghe Socol) was a 19th-century Romanian neoclassical and baroque architect.

Biography

Originally from Transylvania^[1] in the Austrian Empire, a native of the village of Berivoiul Mare^{[2] [3]} in Țara Făgărașului, he settled in Wallachia (now Romania) in Ploiești, along with his four brothers, all builders, around 1840–1846.^{[4] [5]} He studied architecture in Vienna.^{[6] [7]} In 1846, he began his career as an architect and a master builder.^{[4] [5]} After leaving the Austro-Hungarian Empire for Romania, as soon as he arrived in Ploiești, he changed his name to Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nicolae G. Socolescu.^{[8] [9]} He was one of Prahova County's leading architect-builders in the mid-19th century.He died in 1872^[10] and is buried in the courtyard of the Sfântul Spiridon church in Ploiești.^{[11] [12]}

Genealogy

The Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no family of Berivoiul Mare, part of Țara Făgărașului is a branch of the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no family of Muntenia, which lived in the county of Dâmbovița. A 'Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no', great boyar and son-in-law of Mihai Viteazul (1557–1601), had two religious foundations in Dâmbovița county, still existing, Cornești and Răzvadu de Sus. He built their churches and another one in the suburb of Târgoviște. This boyar married Marula, daughter of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Tudora din Popești|italic=no, also known as Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Tudora din Târgșor|italic=no,^[13] sister of Prince Antonie-Vodă. Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Marula|italic=no was recognized by Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Mihai Viteazul|italic=no as his illegitimate daughter, following an extra-marital liaison with Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Tudora|italic=no. Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Marula|italic=no is buried in the church of Răzvadu de Sus, where, on a richly carved stone slab,^[14] her name can be read.

Nicolae Iorga, the great Romanian historian and friend of his grandson Toma T. Socolescu, found Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no ancestors among the founders of the City of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Făgăraș|italic=no in the 12th century.^[15] In 1655, the Prince of Transylvania George II Rákóczi ennobled an ancestor of Nicolae G. Socol: "Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ștefan Boier din Berivoiul Mare|italic=no, and through him his wife Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Sofia Spătar|italic=no, his son Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socoly|italic=no, and their heirs and descendants of whatever sex, to be treated and regarded as true and undeniable NOBLEMEN.",^[16] in gratitude for his services as the Prince's courier in the Carpathians, a function "which he fulfilled faithfully and steadfastly for many years, and especially in these stormy times [...]".^{[16] [17]} Around 1846, five Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no^[18] come to Muntenia, from Berivoiul Mare, in the territory of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Făgăraș|italic=no.

One of the brothers was architect Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nicolae Gh. Socol|italic=no (??-1872). He settled in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=no around 1840–1845, and named himself Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socolescu|italic=no. He married Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Iona Săndulescu, from the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Sfantu Spiridon|italic=no suburb. He had a daughter (she died in infancy) and four sons,^{[19] [20]} two of whom became major architects: Toma N. Socolescu and . The lineage of architects continues with Toma T. Socolescu, and his son Barbu Socolescu.

The historian, cartographer and geographer evokes, in 1891,^[21] the presence of Romanian boyars of the first rank Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socoleşti, in Bucharest, descendants of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no from Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dâmbovița|italic=no. Finally, Constantin Stan also refers, in 1928, to the precise origin of Nicolae Gheorghe Socol :

Architectural achievements

The period in which Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol settled in Wallachia corresponded to a political and cultural desire, widely shared in the country, to move closer to the West and away from Eastern culture. A genuine desire to assimilate Western values permeated all the Romanian society. Architecture has obviously been one of the most visible expressions of this trend.As a result, demand for neo-classical and baroque buildings - the architectural styles in vogue in Western Europe - quickly took over from other styles.^[22] In addition, the city was booming economically and commercially, with the construction of the first oil refineries and factories.^[23]
Applying the concepts and style he learned from his Viennese architectural studies, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol's works include neo-classical and neo-Gothic but also eclectics.^[24] He was the first Romanian architect to settle in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=no, having practiced architecture in the region for 30 years as early as 1840.^{[25] [26]}

Most of the architects practicing in Romania at the time were foreigners,^[27] often from Transylvania, and few reached the level of the foreign architects brought in by the princes and rulers of the epoch.^{[6] [7]} It should be remembered that the first architectural education in the country dates back only to 1864, with the creation of the Architecture section within the School of Fine Arts, a section created by architect Alexandru Orăscu.^{[28] [29]} The architect responded to a strong demand for occidentalization and also for the transformation of traditional inns (han) into more comfortable single-storey houses, or even upmarket hotels. Morevor, he built numerous stores and boutiques for Ploiești merchants.Lastly, he was one of the founders and builders of the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Sfântul Spiridon|italic=no church in the suburb near the city center, where he lived.^{[30] [31]}

In Ploiești

• The family home, located in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=no suburb called Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Sfântul Spiridon,^{[32] [30] [33]} circa 1846. It was destroyed during the construction of the in the 1930s.^[34]
• Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Europa hotel, it originally hosted stores on the first floor and residential apartments upstairs,^{[35] [30] [36]} built for the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Radovici|italic=no brothers. They played leading political roles at the time:, a politician of national stature who was elected deputy, senator, mayor of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=no, but also minister of industry and commerce and vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies before 1914, ending up Director of the Central Bank during the war,^{[37] [38]} and his brother the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dr. Ioan G. Radovici|italic=no.^[39] Later renovated, then raised by one storey and attic-roofed by his grandson Toma T. Socolescu before 1914, it was badly damaged by the American bombardments of 1944, poorly rebuilt, and finally destroyed in the 1960s-70s by the Communists to make way for the administrative palace.^[40]
• Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Victoria hotel, on the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Romană|italic=no, which for a time remained the property of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Tane|italic=no and Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Panait Tănescu|italic=no.^{[41] [42]}

• The Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Hagi Petre Buzilă|italic=no or Bujilă's inn (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: hanul Hagi Petre Buzilă), in 1858, at the crossroads of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: calea Câmpinii|italic=no^[43] and Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Romană|italic=no.^{[44] [45]} The former Tribunal moved there in November 1860, renting its premises.^{[46] [47]} It was bombed in 1944 and destroyed immediately after the war.^{[48] [49]}
• The inn of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Hagi Niţă Pitiși or Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Hagi Niţă Pittiș, in 1857, located near the halls.^{[50] [51]} It is in the same style as the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Hagi Petre Buzilă inn.^{[44] [45]} In 1937, Toma T. Socolescu made a description of the master of the house:^{[52] [53]} The building was still intact in 1938. Damaged by the 1944 American bombings of 1944, it was rebuilt in a completely different style to the original (without decorations and with an additional storey). It was eventually demolished in the 1950s, and replaced by a seven-storey, unstyled Communist housing block.^[54]
• A big boyar house for the commissioner Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Panaiote Filitis,^{[55] [56]} located Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: calea Câmpinii|italic=no.^[43] A house that he also restored later for the new owner: Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dumitru D. Hariton|italic=no, mayor of Ploiești from May 1892 to August 1894.^{[6] [7]} The building has since been demolished.
• A store with several boutiques, located at the intersection of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: calea Romană|italic=no and Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: calea Câmpinii|italic=no^[43] for Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Hagi Petre Buzilă, circa 1852.^{[25] [26]} His grandson Toma T. Socolescu described its architecture 70 years later in his work Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Arhitectura în Ploești, studiu istoric:^[57] Half of it was later destroyed for another construction. It no longer exists today.

Outside Ploiești

• In Câmpina, around 1850, Zaharia Carcalechi's house, journalist and publisher native from Brașov. It later became, in 1877, the town hall of Câmpina.^{[6] [7]} Restored by his son Toma N. Socolescu around 1880,^[3] it is located at the intersection of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Doftanei|italic=no avenue,^[58] and the city's central boulevard, Carol I Boulevard.^[59] It was demolished in 1922, and another town hall was built on the same site.^[60]
• Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Bărcănescu|italic=no or Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: palatul Bărcănescu family Palace in the municipality of Bărcănești.^{[6] [7]}
• Many buildings in Târgoviște.^{[6] [7]}

Attributed works

The absence of archives and written traces in the 19th century makes it difficult to attribute certain works.^[61] However, the work of Toma T. Socolescu in his historical study on the architecture of Ploiești, and in particular his research around 1937 in the city court archives, as well as in those of the town hall,^[62] in order to find conclusive evidence on ancient constructions, allows other works to be attributed to the architect. The author of the study, a connoisseur of Romanian architecture from the 18th century,^[63] makes an analysis of the buildings styles and relies on testimonials from descendants:^{[6] [7]} We can thus list the works attributed to Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nicolae Gheorghe Socolescu|italic=no by Toma T. Socolescu:

• The Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Moldavia hotel, resulting from the transformation of a post office for Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nica Filip|italic=no family, still standing in 1937.^{[64] [65] [61]}
• The luxury hotel Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Carol|italic=no Palace after the transformation of Dr. I. Radovici residence.^{[66] [67]} It was located at Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Unirii|italic=no and Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Romană|italic=no intersection. It was destroyed by the communists in the 1980s to make way for the extension of the new telecommunications building, which was in turn abandoned in the 2000s.^[68]
• Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Petrache Filitis|italic=no's house,^{[6] [7]} on Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: calea Câmpinii|italic=no,^[43] at the crossing of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Carpați|italic=no, which later became Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: N. Rășcan|italic=no street. Degraded over time by a succession of tragic events: the 1940 earthquake, the American bombings of 1944, then the dispossession by the communists, it ended up like most of the houses unmaintained or unconsolidated by the communists: destroyed in the 1980s.^[69]
• Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Sfântu Spiridon|italic=no church in the suburb of the same name where he lived.^{[6] [7]} The church was consecrated on December 11, 1854.^{[4] [5]} Among the benefactors, the architect's name appears on a pisania (engraved stone plaque) above the church door.^[70]
• A row of stores for Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: P. P. Panţu, formerly owned by Hagi Jecu, whose facades were later transformed.^{[6] [7]}
• Two buildings constructed by Nicolae Socol and his son Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Toma N. Socolescu|italic=no on Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada I. G. Duca|italic=no (now Romană), the first on the corner with Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Negustori|italic=no, with stores on the first floor, and the second a small dwelling house on the same Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: I. G. Duca|italic=no street at no. 108. On their frontispiece, are drawn the two lions found in other buildings of the period, all in a delicate neo-classical style.^{[71] [72]} The first house now located at the corner of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Romană|italic=no and Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Ştefan Greceanu|italic=no, is still visible, it is the Călugăru inn or Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: hanul Călugăru. The wing located at Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: strada Romană|italic=no is clearly recognizable,^{[73] [74]} with its entrance gate unchanged fromthe original, although the pediment of the entrance for carts and carriages has been disfigured. This construction would therefore be the only one still existing and recognizable today in Ploiești, built by Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Niculae Gheorghe Socol|italic=no.

Legacy

Influenced by the Austrian classical and baroque styles he observed in Vienna, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nicolae G. Socolescu|italic=no was a neoclassical architect.^[75] He was among the first active Romanian architects. He participated in the movement of modernization of the country in architecture and civil construction.^[76] Along with the architects of his time, all of whom had been trained in Western Europe, he passed on to the country what he had seen and learned during his stay in Vienna. Western styles, with their strong cultural influence: Neoclassical, Baroque, Italian or Neo-Gothic, were highly prized by Prahova's merchants, its main customers, who were also eager to westernize^[77] and detach themselves from Oriental influence, in particular that of their former protector: the Ottoman Empire, from which the country was in the process of freeing itself completely.Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no marked Ploiești with his style for almost 100 years (1846 to 1944), and his art, through the Carol Hotel, was still present until 1980, before Ceaușescu's systematization.

Almost all of his works have been destroyed or radically transformed over time.^[78] The construction of the Central Market Hall (1935–1936) initially necessitated the destruction of some of his works.^[79] It was the American bombings of 1944 that destroyed a substantial part of his achievements, most of which were still standing at the time. The communist systematization delivered the final blow and erased almost all visible traces of his architectural work.^[70] Only the building of the former Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Călugăru inn, in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=no, remains.^[80] Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no, however, laid the foundations for the creative and innovative activity of his descendants: Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ion N.|italic=no and then Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Toma T. Socolescu|italic=no. His financial comfort was also a stepping stone^[70] for his two sons who took up the torch of architecture: Ion N. Socolescu and Toma N. Socolescu and left a deep mark on Romanian architecture.^[81]

Bibliography

• Book: Socolescu, Toma T.. Toma T. Socolescu. Amintiri. Memories. Editura Caligraf Design. Bucharest. ro. 2004. 973-86771-0-6. ^[82]
• Book: Socolescu, Toma T.. Toma T. Socolescu. Fresca arhitecților care au lucrat în România în epoca modernă 1800 - 1925. Fresco of architects who worked in Romania in the modern era 1800 - 1925. Editura Caligraf Design. Bucharest. ro. 2004. 973-86771-1-4. ^[83]
• Book: Socolescu, Toma T.. Toma T. Socolescu. Arhitectura în Ploești, studiu istoric. Architecture in Ploești, historical study. Preface by Nicolae Iorga. Cartea Românească. Bucharest. ro. 1938. 16725. .^[84] The book contains many of the chapters written (by the architect) for Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploești|italic=no's monograph by Mihail Sevastos.
• Book: Sevastos, Mihail. Mihail Sevastos. Monografia orașului Ploești. Monograph of the city of Ploești. Cartea Românească. Bucharest. ro. 1937. .^[85]
• Book: Petrescu, Gabriela. ARHITECȚII SOCOLESCU 1840-1940, Studiu monografic. SOCOLESCU ARCHITECTS 1840-1940, Monographic study. Editura Simetria. Bucharest. ro. 2024. 978-973-1872-55-1. ^[86]
• Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Lucian Vasile|italic=no, historian, expert and head of office at the Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism and the Memory of Romanian Exile, President of the Association for Education and Urban Development (AEDU),^{[87] [88]} author of the specialized site on the city of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=no and its history: RepublicaPloiesti.net.
• Book: Vasile, Lucian. Orașul sacrificat. Al Doilea Război Mondial la Ploiești. The sacrificed city. World War II in Ploiești. Asociatia pentru Educatie si Dezvoltare Urbana. Ploiești. ro. 2016. 2nd. 978-973-0-21379-9. .^[89]

Notes and references

• (a) Book: Socolescu, Toma T.. prefaced by Nicolae Iorga. Arhitectura în Ploești, studiu istoric. Architecture in Ploești, historical study. Cartea Românească. București. ro. 1938. 16725.

• (b) Book: Socolescu, Toma T.. Amintiri. Memories. Editura Caligraf Design. București. ro. 2004. 973-86771-0-6.

• (c) Book: Socolescu, [Toma T. |author-link=Toma T. Socolescu |title=Fresca arhitecților care au lucrat în România în epoca modernă 1800 - 1925 |language=ro|trans-title=Fresco of architects who worked in Romania in the modern era 1800 - 1925.|publisher=Editura Caligraf Design |location=București |year=2004|ISBN=973-86771-1-4.

• (d) Book: Sevastos, Mihail . Mihail Sevastos . Monografia orașului Ploești . ro. Monograph of the city of Ploești . Cartea Românească . București . 1937.

• (e) Book: Petrescu, Gabriela . ARHITECȚII SOCOLESCU 1840-1940, Studiu monografic. ro. Solescu Architects 1840-1940, Monographic Study. Editura Simetria. București. 2024. 978-973-1872-55-1.

• (f) Web site: RepublicaPloiesti.net. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. ro. August 2009. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile.

• Other notes and references :

Notes and References

1. p.19.
2. pp. 14-15.
3. p. 70.
4. p. 37.
5. p. 177.
6. p. 47.
7. p. 187.
8. pp. 37, 47, 48 and 105.
9. pp. 138, 177, 187 and 214.
10. Book: Predescu, L.. . Cugetarea Enciclopedy. Editura Cugetarea – Georgescu Delafras. Bucharest. ro. 1940. 792–793.
11. p. 105.
12. p. 214.
13. Article Mihai Viteazul, Enciclopedia României - Mihai Viteazul, Origin and family.
14. Slavonic inscription on the cross on the tombstone of Răzvadu de Sus: " Died, the servant of God Marula, Master of the Royal Court, Lady of Messire Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Socol|italic=no, former Grand Master of the Royal Court, daughter of the late Prince Mihai and Lady Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Tudora|italic=no, in the year 1647, during the reign of Prince Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ion Matei Basarab|italic=no in 17 December, around the tenth hour of the night, solar calendar of the 21st year ", according to the Romanian translation done by G.D Florescu in 1944 from an original slave version:" Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: A răposat roaba lui Dumnezeu Marula clucereasa jupanului Socol fost mare clucer, fiică a răposatului Io Mihai Voevod și a jupînesei Tudora la anul 1647 în zilele lui Ion Matei Basarab voevod în luna decembrie 17 zile spre al zecilea ceas din noapte crugul solar temelia 21|italic=no ".
    Source: G.D. Florescu, Idem, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Un sfetnic al lui Matei Basarab, ginerele lui Mihai Viteazul|italic=no, in Revista istorică română, XI–XII, 1941–1942, pp. 88–89.
15. Note 8 - p. 15.
16. pp. 8-9 - Extract from the ennoblement deed of July 14, 1655.
17. p. 14 - Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Toma T. Socolescu|italic=no writes:
18. p. 14 - Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Toma T. Socolescu|italic=no writes:
19. pp. 105-106.
20. pp. 214-215.
21. p. 17 - Book: Papazoglu, Dimitrie. Istoria fondărei orașului București. History of the foundation of Bucharest. Curtea Veche. Bucharest. ro. 2005. 59. 973-669-107-1.
22. Book: Moldovan, Horia. Johann Schlatter : cultură occidentală şi arhitectură românească (1831-1866). occidental culture and Romanian architecture (1831-1866). Simetria. Rennes. ro. 2013. 978-973-1872-26-1. - Available at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture library under reference 'III 5369' Direct link.
23. p. 18.
24. p. 74.
25. p. 48.
26. p. 188.
27. p. 20 - (Translated from Romanian).
28. pp. 14 and 47.
29. pp. 154 and 187.
30. p. 46.
31. p. 761.
32. p. 41.
33. p. 181.
34. p. 15.
35. pp. 37-38.
36. pp. 177-178.
37. page 431: Biography of the politician; p. 422: 'The Mayors's Gallery'.
38. Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Alexandru G. Radovici|italic=no mayor of Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=no from May 1898 to May 1899, then president of the interim commission from February to April 1901; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ion N. Radovici|italic=no from June 1876 to June 1877.
39. pp. 136-137. A humanist doctor who cared for the poor and unfortunate in hospital and devoted his time to the commun good, he was also a member of parliament, a prefect and a member of a parliamentary reform commission.
40. Web site: Hotel Europa. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. ro. September 2012. September 19, 2024. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile.
41. pp. 44-45 (photograph of the time) and 47.
42. pp. 184-185 and 187.
43. Which became Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Bulevard Republicii|italic=no
44. pp. 42-43.
45. pp. 182-183.
46. Note 5, pp. 46-47.
47. Note 5, pp. 186-187.
48. Web site: Cladirile Primariei din Ploiesti. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. Ploiesti City Hall buildings. ro. August 2009. September 19, 2024. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile.
49. Building photographs just after the American bombings of 1944: Book: Vasile, Lucian. Orașul sacrificat. Al Doilea Război Mondial la Ploiești. The sacrificed city. World War II in Ploiești. Asociatia pentru Educatie si Dezvoltare Urbana. Ploiești. ro. 2014. 1st. 978-973-0-21379-9. 336.
50. pp. 42-43 and 46.
51. pp. 182-183 and 186.
52. p. 42.
53. p. 182.
54. History and photographs: Web site: Care-i treaba cu blocul "7 etaje"?. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. What about the “7 stage” block?. ro. January 2022. September 19, 2024. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile.
55. pp. 32-33.
56. pp. 172-173.
57. translation: Architecture in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ploiești|italic=ro, historical study.
58. then called Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Telegii|italic=no Alley, and later Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: I.C Brătianu|italic=no.
59. History and photographs on the Câmpina TV website: Web site: Câmpina, România 100. Casa Carcalechi, de ieri, primul sediu al Primăriei Câmpina, aceeaşi zonă în zilele noastre. Câmpina TV. Câmpina, Romania 100. Casa Carcalechi, from yesterday, the first Câmpina City Hall building, same area today. ro. October 14, 2018. September 19, 2024.
60. Information and photographs on the Câmpina TV website: Web site: S-a întâmplat în Câmpina, de-a lungul timpului, la data de 17 octombrie. Câmpina TV. It happened in Câmpina, over time, on October 17. ro. October 17, 2020. September 19, 2024. Câmpina. And Web site: Câmpina, România 100. Primăria din perioada interbelică, blocurile de astăzi. Câmpina TV. Câmpina, Romania 100. Interwar town hall, today's blocks. ro. October 13, 2018. September 19, 2024. Câmpina. Other information on the Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Câmpina town hall website - Town Hall photograph after 1922.
61. p. 21.
62. page 1 "Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: CUVÂNT INTRODUCTIV|italic=no", the book is also regularly annotated with local archive sources on which the author relies.
63. Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Toma T. Socolescu|italic=no has written a reference work on the architects who worked in Romania from 1800 to 1925: Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Fresca arhitecților care au lucrat în România în epoca modernă 1800 - 1925
64. pp. 43 and 47.
65. pp. 183 and 187.
66. pp. 47 and 104.
67. pp. 187 and 213.
68. Hotel Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Carol|italic=no history: Web site: Palatul Telefoanelor. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. The Telephone Palace. ro. January 2011. September 19, 2024. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile. - Additional information and photographs on the following pages:
    • Web site: Top 10 clădiri dispărute ale orașului Ploiești. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. Top 10 missing buildings of Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile. ro. June 2016. September 19, 2024. Ploiești.
    • Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Carol|italic=no history: Web site: Cât costa o cameră la hotelurile din Ploiești în 1934?. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. How much did a hotel room in Ploiesti cost in 1934?. ro. October 2020. September 19, 2024. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile.
    • Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Carol|italic=no history: Web site: Hotel Europa. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. ro. September 2012. September 19, 2024. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile. .
69. Photographs and history of the Rășcan house degradation: Web site: Inapoi pe Calea Campinii. Republica Ploiesti - Povești despre vechiul Ploiești. Back to Calea Campinii. ro. March 2013. September 19, 2024. Ploiești. Lucian. Vasile.
70. p. 25.
71. pp. 51-52.
72. pp. 191-192.
73. Comparison with its photograph available on page 52, also published in this article.
74. Comparison with its photograph available on page 192, also published in this article.
75. p. 20.
76. pp. 19-25.
77. pp. 19-21.
78. p. 14.
79. pp. 20, 22 and 25.
80. in 2024.
81. See Gabriela Petrescu's article: Ion N. Socolescu.
82. The work is available for consultation:
    • at "Nicolae Iorga" County Library in Ploiești on Biblioteca Judeteana "Nicolae Iorga" Prahova catalog, reference cota topografica 'DIV 919'.
    • at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning - Library website: Direct link, on BUAUIM catalog, reference 'III 5037'.
    • at the Romanian National Library on BNR catalog, reference 'IV 71751'.
    • at the Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg on BNU Strasbourg catalog, reference 'BH.32.336'.
83. The work is available for consultation:
    • at "Nicolae Iorga" County Library in Ploiești on Biblioteca Judeteana "Nicolae Iorga" Prahova catalog, reference cota topografica 'DIV 918'.
    • at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning - Library website: Direct link, on BUAUIM catalog, references 'III 5036' and 'III 2892' for the 1955 copy.
    • at the Bucharest Carol I Central University Library. (Biblioteca Centrală Universitară Carol I), on BCUB catalog, reference 'IV518874'.
    • at the Romanian National Library on BNR catalog, reference 'IV 71752'.
    • at the British Library on BL catalog, reference 'YF.2006.b.1101'.
84. The book is available:
    • at "Nicolae Iorga" County Library in Ploiești on Biblioteca Judeteana "Nicolae Iorga" Prahova catalog, reference cota topografica 'ADIV 836'.
    • at the "Bibliothèque nationale de France" on BnF catalog, reference 'notice FRBNF31380368'.
85. The monograph is available:
    • at "Nicolae Iorga" County Library in Ploiești on Biblioteca Judeteana "Nicolae Iorga" Prahova catalog, reference cota topografica 'DV 87', and also in a newer 2002 edition, reference cota topografica 'ADV 661'.
    • at the Bucharest Carol I Central University Library. (Biblioteca Centrală Universitară Carol I), on BCUB catalog, reference '65293'.
    • as well as at the Romanian Academy Library on AR catalog, reference 'III 814535'.
86. The book is available:
    • at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning - Library website: Direct link, on BUAUIM catalog, reference 'II 8867'.
    • at the Romanian National Library on BNR catalog, reference 'IV 120354'.
87. Asociația pentru Educație și Dezvoltare Urbană.
88. CV de Lucian Vasile.
89. The book is available:
    • at "Nicolae Iorga" County Library in Ploiești on Biblioteca Judeteana "Nicolae Iorga" Prahova catalog, reference cota topografica 'AII 77997' (2014 edition).
    • at the Bibliothèque du județ "Nicolae Iorga" à Ploiești sur le catalogue de la Biblioteca Judeteana "Nicolae Iorga" Prahova, sous la référence
    • at the Bucharest Carol I Central University Library. (Biblioteca Centrală Universitară Carol I), on BCUB catalog, references 'II332442' and '87382'.
    • at the Romanian National Library on BNR catalog, reference 'II 628139'.
    • as well as at the Romanian Academy Library on AR catalog, reference 'II 993585' and 'II 1043915'.
    • at the British Library on BL catalog, reference 'YF.2018.a.3147'.