- Type
- Palace / château
- Origins
- 1902 · 20th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Style
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Commissioned by
- Carol I of Romania
- Coordinates
- 45.3606°, 25.5392°
History
Pelișor – 'little Peleș' – was built in 1899–1902 on the orders of King Carol I as a home for his nephew and heir, Prince Ferdinand, and Ferdinand's wife Marie, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. It was designed by the Czech architect Karel Liman, who also oversaw the final stage of work on nearby Peleș Castle, while the Viennese decorator Bernhard Ludwig fitted out the interiors. Ferdinand and Marie came to the throne in 1914, and the queen gave the house a personal, Art Nouveau character. Marie died at Pelișor in 1938. After 1947 the communist authorities nationalised the estate, and the palace became part of the Peleș National Museum.
What to see
The half-timbered house with its little turrets stands on a slope a few hundred metres from Peleș Castle, in a mountain park. Visitors tour several dozen rooms with their original Art Nouveau furnishings, including King Ferdinand's study, a private chapel and Queen Marie's Golden Room. A visit is usually combined with Peleș itself and a walk through the resort town of Sinaia below the Bucegi Mountains.
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