Crețulescu Palace (Palatul Crețulescu in Romanian, alternative spelling "Kretzulescu" or "Krețulescu") is a historic building near the Cișmigiu Gardens on Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, in Bucharest, Romania. It was built for the Crețulescu family in 1902–1904 by Romanian architect Petre Antonescu (1873–1965).[1]
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Palatul Crețulescu | |
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Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | Bucharest, Romania |
Address | Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, Sector 1 |
Coordinates | 44°26′22.41″N 26°5′18.92″E / 44.4395583°N 26.0885889°E |
Construction started | 1902 |
Completed | 1904 |
The palace was built for Elena Kretzulescu (1857–1930), the daughter of Constantin Kretzulescu (1798–1863) and Maria Filipescu (1835–1878). While she was away in Paris, Barbu Bellu lived for many years in this house.[1]
From 1972 to 2011, the Crețulescu Palace housed the headquarters of UNESCO's European Centre for Higher Education UNESCO-CEPES (known as CEPES after its French name, Centre Europeén pour l'enseignement supérieur).
See also
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edit- ^ a b Kaliani, Mira. "De la o casă sobră și retrasă la palatul exuberant al Elenei Kretzulescu". editiadedimineata.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
External links
edit- UNESCO-CEPES official site.