Peles Castle (Castelul Peles)

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Location Peles Castle issituated in theRomanianCarpathian

Mountains, at a 44km distance fromBrasov, in Sinaialocality. This is oneof the most wellrenowned castles in

all of Europe, andone of the mostbeautiful ones aswell.


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Construction Carol I of Hohenzollern chose the site for the castle and the

architect appointed to design it was Wilhem Doderer, of Vienneseorigin. But from 1876, the project was supervised by Doderersassistant Johann Schultz of Lemberg. The construction workbegan in 1873 but reached a halt between 1877 and 1879 becauseof the Romanian Independence War. Peles was constructed in itsentirety by 1883 and was inaugurated on the 7th of October.

In the years that followed, other edifices were added to PelesCastle. These were the Economat (a building used for supplies),the Guard Headquarter, the Hunting House, the Stables, theElectric Power Plant, the Sipot Villa and Pelisor Castle. Pelisor wasdesigned by the architect Karel Liman and was erected between1889 and 1903. This castle would later on become the royalresidence of King Ferdinand and Queen Mary of Romania.


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Structure The materials used in the construction of the

Peles Castle were bricks, stones, marble andwood. The edifice was made out of 160

rooms. During the communist era, Peles,whose rooms were furnished so as to reflectthe architectural design and decorationsspecific for particular European countries,

was transformed into a retreat for leadersfrom all over the globe.


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The Honor Hall was finished completely only in 1911, under

the guidance of Karel Liman. It spreads over

three floors. Walls are dressed in exquisitely

carved woodwork, mostly European walnut

and exotic timbers. Bas-reliefs, alabaster

sculptures, and retractable stained glass

panels complete the decor.


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Imperial Suite According to the general

belief, the Imperial Suite hasbeen built in honor of FranzJoseph I. The Austrianemperor has come to Peles

on one of his visits to theRomanian royal family andbecause of this the personin charge of the decoration(Auguste Bembe) has

decided to get inspirationfrom the Austrian Baroquestyle so as to please theAustrian ruler.


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The Imperial Suite

is believed to be a

tribute to the Austrian

Emperor Franz Joseph I,who visited the palace

as a friend of the

Romanian Royal Family.


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The Turkish Parlor

The Turkish Parlor

emulates an Ottoman "joiede vivre" atmospherearoom full of Turkish Izmir

rugs and copperware fromAnatolia and Persia. It was

used as a smoking room forgentlemen. Walls arecovered in hand-madetextiles like silk brocades

from the Siegert shops of

Vienna.


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The Moorish Salon

The Moorish Salon wasexecuted under theguidance of CharlesLecompte de Nouy, and ismeant to embody elements

of North-African andHispanic Moorish style.Mother-of-pearl inlaidfurniture, fine PersianSarouk and OttomanIsparta

rugs, and Oriental weaponsand armor are perhaps themost expressive elements.The salon has an indoormarble fountain.
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Suite weapons room or The Arsenal

is where 1,600 of the 4,000 pieces of weaponry andarmor reside. One of Europe's finest collection ofhunting and war implements, timelined between14th and 19th century, are on display. The king

added pieces used in his victory against theOttoman Turks during the War of Independence.Famous are the complete Maximilian armor forhorse and rider . Also on display are a wide array

of polearms ( lances, hunting spears), firearms(muskets, blunderbusses, , flintlocks, pistols), axesand crossbows.


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The Playhouse isdecorated in Louis XIV

style, with sixty seats

and a Royal Box.

Architecturaldecoration and mural

paintings are signed

by Gustav Klimt and

Frantz Matsch


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Royal Library

Royal Library attractsenthusiasts especiallythose rare books withleather covers and goldlettering engraved. Evenfor those less familiarwith the world of books,there is an attraction: thesecret door, a passagewaybehind a bookshelf, bywhich the king couldescape in different roomsof the castle .


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Further information Tourists should know that they cannot visit

the entire castle. Only 35 rooms are opened forvisitation these include the basement and thechambers located at the 1st floor. There is anentrance fee that has to be covered, to which a

photography fee is added (if this is the case). Peles can be visited in the following interval:

Wednesday to Sunday: 9:00 17:00;

Tuesday: 11:00 17:00:

Monday closed. The castle can be visited throughout the year,

except in November, when maintenance workis scheduled.


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About me Hello! My name Patachi Lucian, I'm 16 years, i'm in

Romania, and i'm to school student School Group

Vasile Sav.

I like football, volleyball, table tennis and billiards.

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