The Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest was designed by the French architect Albert Galleron for the Romanian Athenaeum Cultural Society, founded in 1865. The infobox lists the Romanian Philharmonic Society as owner. The infobox gives opening in 1888, while the text says the building was inaugurated in 1888 and work continued until 1897.
The article calls the style Neoclassical with some Romantic touches. It names no materials except the al fresco technique for the interior fresco, which measures 246 by 10 feet (75 by 3 m). Seating is 794 per the infobox, while the text describes 600 stalls plus 52 loges.
A conference on December 29, 1919 ratified the unification with Greater Romania. A 1992 restoration saved the building from collapse, and it received the European Heritage Label in 2007. It is a concert hall and the home of the George Enescu Philharmonic and George Enescu Festival. The article gives no hours.
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