Gheorghe Șincai National College (Bucharest)

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Gheorghe Șincai National College
Monument to Șincai

Gheorghe Șincai National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național Gheorghe Șincai) is a high school located at 167 Șerban Vodă Street, Bucharest, Romania.

History[]

The school traces its origins to autumn 1890, when two classes were split off from the overcrowded Matei Basarab High School. Another class was added a year later. A royal decree issued in December 1892 by Education Minister Take Ionescu established the institution as a classical gymnasium. Upon the proposal of a teacher from Transylvania, it was named after Gheorghe Șincai. It became a high school in 1919.[1]

The present building was begun in 1924, and was ready for use in 1928. In 1948, the new communist regime dropped the Șincai name, which was restored in 1957. Meanwhile, a girls’ high school functioned in the same building until 1956, when the two were merged.[1] Șincai was declared a national college in 2002.[2]

The school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, as is the sculpture of Șincai by , in front of the school entrance.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b (in Romanian) History at the Gheorghe Șincai National College site
  2. ^ (in Romanian) ”Colegiul Național Gheorghe Șincai”, Agerpres, May 14, 2021
  3. ^ (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: București Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine

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Coordinates: 44°24′51″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4141°N 26.1039°E / 44.4141; 26.1039

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