Library

The Danube European Commission Palace was built between 1895 and 1896, apparently after the plans of the engineers C.F. Robesco and R. Effingham Grant. In this building you could find the General Secretariat, the archive and the library, and plenary sessions were held. The Danube European Commison operated in this area until its dissolution in 1948. Since 1968 the building has been hosting the County's Library "V.A. Urechia". In front of the library the bust of the builder, V. A. Urechia, was unveiled in 1971, and it was carved in stone by the sculpture Nicolae Pascu-Goia, using big plans, the portret is expressive and suggests dignity, strength and profound internal unrest. Text and photo sources: http://galatituristic.ro; http://www.edj.ro/; https://www.facebook.com/bibliotecagalati/

Biblioteca a fost deschisa in anul 2001, are 16 000 de documente si peste 7000 de cititori. Scopul institutiei este de a promova cultura franceza si cultura in general. Fundatia Eugène Ionesco, care sustine activitatea bibliotecii, poseda doua cladiri in care biblioteca isi desfasoara activitatea. La bibliothèque a été ouverte pour le public en 2001, elle a 16 000 documents et plus de 7000 lecteurs. Le but de l'institution est de promouvoir la culture française et la culture en général. La fondation Eugène Ionesco, qui soutient l'activité de la bibliothèque, est la propriétaire des deux immeubles dans lesquels la bibliothèque déroule son activité.