House of the Free Press photos in Bucharest, Romania

At the northern end of Bucharest stands an imposing Stalinist-style palace.

For a moment, I thought it was Ceausescu's famous palace!

But it wasn’t.

This immense building is called the "Casa Presei Libere" (the Free Press House!).

Quite ironic, considering it dates from the Cold War era, a time when the press in the country was anything but free!