Sinaia 8 Visiting Peles Castle1

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RoMANIA
Sinaia
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Visiting Pele? Castle
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Pele? Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the
Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Romania.
This castle was used as a summer residence by the
kings of Romania. It was built at the wish of the
first Romanian king, Carol I (1866-1914).
Architects Wilhelm von Doderer (18721876),
Émile André Lecomte du Noüy (18901892), Karel
Liman (18961914) and was decorated by
J.D.Heymann from Hamburg, A.Bembe from Mainz and
Berhard Ludwig from Vienna, hence the similarity
to German castles
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The art of smiths and locksmiths does not stand
behind any other genre Reinforced wooden door
with metal rivets made by Albert Milde and
Valerian Gillar from Vienna, access to the big
tower. (In 1878, Albert Milde was registered as
the blacksmith of Austrian Imperial Court)
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U?a ferecata, cale de acces în turnul mare
(detaliu)
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Peles Castle is a unique construction, one of the
most important monuments of its kind in 19th
century Europe
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Lion by Antonio Frilli, Carrara Marble, 1911
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Many statues executed by the Italian sculptor
Raffaello Romanelli (1856-1928) are present on
the seven Italian neo-Renaissance terrace
gardens. At the beginning of the 20th century, he
became the official sculptor of the Romanian
Royal house and he made a series of busts and
public statues. Raffaello Romanelli was the
creator of the famous fountain on the south
terrace, which is a copy of the piece designed in
1571 for Senioria Square in Florence by
Bartolomeo Ammanati with Jean Bolognas statues.
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The Fountain of Neptune is a fountain
in Florence, Italy, situated on the Piazza della
Signoria. It is the work of  Bartolomeo Ammannati
with bronze elements created by Giovanni da
Bologna, often called Giambologna
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A towering statue of King Carol I by Oscar Han
overlooks the main entrance. Lucrarea de mici
dimensiuni care se afla în interior, îl
reprezinta pe regele Carol I al României, în
picioare, sprijinindu-se cu mâna dreapta de un
baston, în uniforma militara de mica tinuta.
Varianta monumentala a lucrarii a fost amplasata
pe terasa principala a castelului cu ocazia
serbarior Semicentenarului resedintei regale.
Semnat, datat O.Han/17 Aug. 1933
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The castle became the summer residence of the
royal family, who spent more time here every
year, usually from May to November. Here were
held important political meetings, even during
the First World War
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Carol I, Primul rege al Românilor 1866-1914)
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Venus ?i Cupidon, Raffaello Romanelli
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Zeul Marte cu coroana ?i o creanga de laur în
mâna, Raffaello Romanelli
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Zeul Marte cu coroana ?i o creanga de laur în
mâna, Raffaello Romanelli
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Between three and four hundred men worked on the
construction. Queen Elisabeth of the Romanians,
during the construction phase, wrote in her
journal Italians were masons, Romanians were
building terraces, the Gypsies were coolies.
Albanians and Greeks worked in stone, Germans and
Hungarians were carpenters. Turks were burning
brick. Engineers were Polish and the stone
carvers were Czech. The Frenchmen were drawing,
the Englishmen were measuring, and so was then
when you could see hundreds of national costumes
and fourteen languages in which they spoke, sang,
cursed and quarreled in all dialects and tones, a
joyful mix of men, horses, cart oxen and domestic
buffaloes
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Fântâna lui Apolo, copie dupa un original din
gradinile Boboli ale Palatului Pitti, Rafaello
Romanelli, marmura, 1913
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By form and function, Peles is a palace, but it
is consistently called a castle. Built in
Neo-Renaissance architecture at the foot of the
Bucegi Mountains, Peles Castle is one of the most
beautiful palaces in Europe
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Fântâna lui Apolo, Romanelli
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Daniela Iacob All copyrights belong to
their respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2018
Sound Radu Lupu - The Piano Concerto
No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19 (III), by Ludwig
van Beethoven