A neoclassical concert hall on Calea Victoriei, built in 1888 by the French architect Albert Galleron with funds raised partly by public subscription. The columned portico and shallow dome are familiar from Romanian postcards, but the real surprise is inside: a 70-metre circular fresco by Costin Petrescu wraps the concert hall, depicting twenty-five scenes from Romanian history from Trajan's conquest of Dacia to the unification of 1918.
The acoustics are good, the programming serious, and tickets for the George Enescu Philharmonic are affordable. If you cannot get to a concert, the building is open for daytime visits — buy a ticket from the side entrance and walk into the auditorium when no rehearsal is on. The annual George Enescu Festival in September is one of Eastern Europe's most important classical music events.