Blocul Carlton

The Carlton Bloc was a historic high-rise apartment building in Bucharest, completed in 1936 on Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard. With fourteen floors and a height of 47 meters, it was the tallest building in the capital until its collapse. The architects George Matei Cantacuzino and Vasile Arion designed the building, which housed 96 apartments as well as shops and a large movie theater on the ground floor. The building met its tragic end on November 10, 1940, when it collapsed completely during a severe earthquake. The disaster claimed numerous lives, and today the site serves as a historic memorial near University Square.