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Peles Castle |
Pelisor Castle |
Peles & Pelisor Castles
Peles
Castle
is one of Romania's most important museums in the country since it was the final
resting place for several Romanian monarchs including King Carol I, who died
here in 1914. The building of the castle began in 1873 under the direct order of
the Viennese architect Wilhem Doderer but was inaugurated only on October 7,
1883.
The location for the German prince chose the castle Carol I de Hohenzollern, who
was to become a king and it draws its name from the neighboring brooks, which
passes through the courtyard.
The castle was built in wood, stone, bricks and marble and comprises more than
160 rooms.
The representative style used is German Renaissance, but one can easily discover
elements belonging to the Italian Renaissance, Gothic, German Baroque and French
Rococo style.
Quite outstanding are the Big Armory Room, the small Armory Room, the Florentine
Room, the Reception Room (where paintings and wooden sculptures depicting 16
castles of the Hohenzollerns are exhibited), the Moresque Room, The French Room,
the Turkish Room, the Council Room, the Concert Room as well as the Imperial
Suite. It is also worth mentioning other exquisite attractions such as the
statues, the ceramics, the gold and silver plates, the Meissen and Sevres
porcelain, as well as the extensive weapon collections.
Pelisor
Castle
was built between 1899 – 1903 by the order of King Carol I as the residence
for his Royal family, the future King Ferdinand
and Queen Maria, by the the architect Karel Liman in the Art Nouveau
style.
The
furniture and the interior decorations were designed mostly by Bernhard Ludwig
with several chambers, working cabinets, a chapel, „the golden room”.
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