The Post Office Palace (The Old Post Office)

THE POST OFFICE PALACE (THE OLD POST OFFICE) In the middle of the 17th century, postal relays, known as "menziluri", were introduced in the Romanian countries. After the Revolution of 1821, transport services for passengers, goods and correspondence were established in Moldova and Wallachia. Later, the official postal service was established for the transport of correspondence between the residences of the regions and the districts. Post offices were established in each county, a fact that led to the appearance of the position of postman. The post office on the Bucharest - Urziceni - Buzău route operated to the right of the Ploiești - Buzău railway line, approximately on the opposite side of the Buzău Railway Station, up to the Zangopol Mill, on the site where the mixed primary school no. 6, later General School no. 9, today secondary premises of the County Library, was built in 1914. The Post Office Neighbourhood was later named after this post office. In 1862, a post office was established in Buzău. In 1867, there was already a Telegraph-Postal Office. In 1892 the Telephone Service was established. In 1902, the Post Office and the Telephone Service were on Orăşanu Street (a section of the current Bistriței Street, between Târgului Street and Calea Unirii Street, and in 1932 the post office building was on Petre Bărbulescu (Democrației) Street, at the crossroads with the new section of Unirii Boulevard. The second of the premises was located on Independenţei Street. In 1939, Buzău was connected by an underground telephone cable to the cities of Ploiești and Bucharest. On the 1st of September 1943, the new office of the Buzău Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Office was inaugurated, located between the Court building and the "Moldavia" hall.