The Polytehnic Society Palace (Palatul Societăţii Politehnica) is a historic monument on Victory Avenue no. 118 in central Bucharest.
The Polytechnic Society was founded by Ștefan Fălcoianu, general manager of the Romanian railways, in 1881. Initially the members of the society met at the Bucharest North Train Station and other locations since the organization had no funds to rent its own headquarters. With the ambition of King Carol I to make Romania a modern developed country, the society grew in importance and number of members and ultimately needed its own headquarters for general meetings, administrative purposes, ceremonies, and diplomatic gatherings.
Between 1925 and 1928 the Polytehnic Society Palace was constructed after the design of the architect Petre Antonescu. The facade of the building has a mixture of Eclectic and Neo-Romanian architectural elements.
In 1949, the Polytechnic Society merged with the General Association of Engineers of Romania (Asociația Generală a Inginerilor din România), established in 1918 in Iasi, and became the Scientific Association of Technicians. After several name changes, the organization ultimately changed its name to General Association of Engineers of Romania in 1990.
