Turnu Măgurele Courthouse

The Turnu Măgurele Courthouse (Romanian: Judecătoria Turnu Măgurele) is a judicial building located at 1 Decembrie 1918 Street, nr. 6, in Turnu Măgurele, Romania.

Turnu Măgurele Courthouse

Work on the courthouse began in 1903, at a time when Turnu Măgurele was the seat of Teleorman County. The builders were Italian,[1] and they finished in 1914.[2] Another wing was added in 1923, and the structure underwent a thorough renovation in 1997.[1]

The facade is in neoclassical style, the columns and frieze recalling the Parthenon, the staircase imposing. The lobby is rectangular, with hallways leading to rooms in each direction, and a skylight on the roof. There is a basement, ground and upper floor, and three courtrooms. The prosecutor's office was located on the upper floor until 2002, when it moved into a new headquarters.[1]

After 1950, when the new communist regime did away with the counties of Romania, the court served a much smaller area. In 1968, when the counties were revived, the seat and with it the county court moved to Alexandria. Thus, the building was downgraded to a district courthouse.[1]

The courthouse is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2]