Peleș Castle
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Peleș Castle (Romanian: Castelul Peleș pronounced [kasˈtelul ˈpeleʃ] ⓘ) is a Neo-Renaissance palace in the Royal Domain of Sinaia in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883. It was constructed for King Carol I of Romania.
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Peleș Castle Castelul Peleș | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance |
Town or city | Sinaia |
Country | Romania |
Coordinates | 45.35984°N 25.54265°E / 45.35984; 25.54265 |
Construction started | 1873 |
Completed | 1914 |
Cost | 16,000,000 gold Romanian (approximate) lei (approx. $US 120 million today) – Cost is until the castle's opening in 1883. Further major improvements were made until 1914. |
Client | King Carol I of Romania |
Owner | Romanian Royal Family[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Johannes Schultz Carol Benesch Karel Liman |
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