1. Peles Castle
FIVE SENSES PROJECT
TREASURES FROM MY COUNTRY

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Located in Sinaia
(44 km from
Brasov), Peles
Castle is considered
by many one of the
most beautiful
castles in all
Europe.
It was the final
resting place for
several Romanian
monarchs including
King Carol I, who
died here in 1914.

3. Located on Peles
brook valley, on
the spot named
Pietrele Arse (the
Burnt Stones),
the Peles Castle,
was built
between 1875
and 1883 – when
it was officially
opened.

4. The castle was built
in wood, stone,
bricks and marble
and comprises more
than 160 rooms.
The representative
style used is
German
Renaissance, but
one can easily
discover elements
belonging to the
Italian Renaissance,
Gothic, German
Baroque and French
Rococo style.

6. Other exquisite attractions
such as the statues, the
ceramics, the gold and
silver plates, the Meissen
and Sevres porcelain, the
Murano crystal
chandeliers, German
stained-glass windows,
walls covered with Cordoba
leather, ebony and ivory
sculptures, as well as the
extensive weapon
collections are worth
mentioning. It is also
important to know that
Peles Castle shelters one
of the most important and
most valuable painting
collections in Europe,
almost 2.000 pieces.

8. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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www.romanianmonasteries.org
www.bucharestaccommodation.com
romania-traveller.com
www.flickr.com
www.flickriver.com
romania.ici.ro
unknownbucharest.com
www.hancockonline.net
commons.wikimedia.org
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GABRIELA MARILENA ANDREI, 7TH GRADE, DICHISENI
SCHOOL