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Romanian architecture is very diverse, including medieval, pre-World War I, interwar, postwar, and contemporary 21st century architecture. In Romania, there are also regional differences with regard to architectural styles. Architecture, as the rest of the arts, was highly influenced by the socio-economic context and by the historical situation.
Romanian Revival architecture (a.k.a. Romanian National Style, Neo-Romanian, or Neo-Brâncovenesc; Romanian: stilul național român, arhitectura neoromânească, neobrâncovenească) is an architectural style that has appeared in the late 19th century in Romanian Art Nouveau, [4] initially being the result of the attempts of finding a specific Romanian architectural style.
The two lions at the entrance, and the gates and fences, in the Louis XIV style, give the building a princely look. The palace had the fame of a place in Bucharest where balls were held. [ 7 ] For the decoration of the interiors, Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino turned to the most famous artists of the time: George Demetrescu Mirea , Nicolae ...
Noblesse Palace is a historical monument in Bucharest, Romania. The architecture of the building is in eclectic style built by architect Alexandru Săvulescu. It has 30 rooms on an area of 1,100 square metres (12,000 square feet). In the first phase, it was used as a bank and home by the Berkowits.
The National Museum of Art of Romania (Romanian: Muzeul Național de Artă al României) is located in the Royal Palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest. [1] It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art , as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family .
Mogoșoaia Palace (Romanian: Palatul Mogoșoaia, pronounced [paˈlatul moɡoˈʃo̯aja]) is situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Bucharest, Romania. It was built between 1698 and 1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu in what is called the Romanian Renaissance style or Brâncovenesc style.
The design style developed in Wallachia, in present day southern Romania.Brâncovenesc style is synthesis between the Byzantine, Ottoman, and late Renaissance.It was also a unique hybrid of Romanian Orthodox Christian edifice styles working with the dominant Islamic architecture of the Ottoman Empire, of which the Principality of Wallachia was a vassal. [2]
Initially built as a retreat on the city outskirts for Nicolae Minovici between 1906 and 1907, [1] the house evolved into Bucharest's first folk art museum, with an expansive collection of ethnographic displays. The building was designed by the owner's friend, Cristofi Cerchez, in the Romanian Revival style. [2]