Pelișor Castle
| Pelișor Castle Castelul Pelișor |
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Side view
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Sinaia |
| Country |
 Romania
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| Coordinates | 45°21′38″N 25°32′21″E / 45.36056°N 25.53917°E |
| Construction started | 1899 |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Client | King Carol I of Romania for the future King Ferdinand I of Romania |
| Owner | King Michael I of Romania |
| Technical details | |
| Size | Art Nouveau (Byzantine and Celtic) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Karel Liman |
Pelișor Castle (Romanian: Castelul Pelișor) is a castle in Sinaia, Romania, part of the same complex as the larger castle of Peleș. It was built in 1899–1902 by order of King Carol I, as the residence for his nephew and heir, the future King Ferdinand (son of Carol's brother Leopold von Hohenzollern) and Ferdinand's consort Queen Marie.
In 2006, it was decided that the palace complex, including Pelișor, long a museum and tourist site, is the legal property of the heirs of the Romanian royal family. They will take legal possession of it and sell it back to the Romanian state, so that it will remain in its current status. The main castle of Peleș has already so sold, but negotiations about other villas and chateaus are ongoing. King Michael I of Romania appears decisive that of the complex, Pelișor castle will remain as place for his heirs, the Royal Family.
Pelișor was designed by the Czech architect Karel Liman in the Art Nouveau style; the furniture and the interior decorations were designed mostly by the Viennese Bernhard Ludwig. There are several chambers, working cabinets, a chapel, and "the golden room". Queen Marie herself, an accomplished artist, made many of the artistic decisions about the design of the palace, and participated in its decoration, including as a painter. Queen Marie considered Art Nouveau a weapon against sterile historicism, creating a personal style combining Art-Nouveau elements with Byzantine and Celtic elements.
The hall of honour is very simple with the walls covered with oak-timber and a glass ceiling.
Opening hours at Pelișor Castle:
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