The PELES CASTLE, one of the most
representative museums of Romania was built between 1883-1914 and conceived as a summer
residence for the first King of Romania, Carol the 1-th of Hohenzollern - Sigmaringen
(1866-1914).
Open:
09:00-17:00
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Admission :
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Located in N-W Sinaia, a town located at 60 km
far from Brasov and 135 km away from Bucharest
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The Peles Castle |
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The first architects Wilhelm Doderer from Wien, and Johannes Schultz
from Lvov , gave to the castle the features of the German Renaissance style: vertical
and sharp profiles, asymetry of the corps, abundance of carved wood and integration into
the landscape. The official inauguration took place on October the 7th 1883. |
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The changes and the enlargements of the initial outlook were realised by the Czech
architect Karel Liman, who leaded the building operations, until the death of the king
in1914. Taking into consideration the advice of King Carol, a very calculated
personality, and those of Queen Elizabeth's (Carmen Sylva was her pen name) the architects
of the castle managed to build up a synthesis of style, which is also found in the
interior decoration. It is dominated by the same elements of the German neo-Renaissance,
combined with other styles, such as the resumption of the Italian Rennaissance, the German
Baroque, Roccoco, Hispanic-Moorish and Turkish styles, and Art Nouveau. In this respect
one can admire the rich and elegant rooms, and the valuable collections which belonged to
the royal family. The artistic patrimony can be divided into the following categories:
carved wooden decoration, furniture, stained glass windows, the collections of art
(plastic and decorative arts) and weapons. The furniture contains originals from the
16th-20th centuries characteristic to different styles of the european and oriental
decoratives arts, and others realized in very well known european workshops during the
19th century. The Peles Castle owns more than 4000 from the 15th-19th centuries, all of
them having historical, artistical and documentary value. The stained glass windows of the
building are remarkable and at the same time they form a unitary ensamble, with decorative
elements of the era. In the domain of plastic art, one can notice original paintings
integrated into specific of the castle (signed by Gustav and Ernst Klimt, Frantz Matsch,
Dora Hitz and Queen Elizabeth) genuine works (signed by Tiepolo, Cornelius de Wael,
Correggio) and a series of reproductions made after famous painters. The collection of
decorative art contains both glass work, pieces of faiance, porcelain, precious metal and
various medals, decorations and coins with a great memorial and documentary value. The
visitor of the Peles Castle has the opportunity to know a page of Romania's history and to
admire the artistic patrimony of this museum.
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