Crețulescu Palace

44°26′22.41″N 26°5′18.92″E / 44.4395583°N 26.0885889°E / 44.4395583; 26.0885889Construction started1902Completed1904

Crețulescu Palace (Palatul Crețulescu in Romanian, alternative spelling "Kretzulescu" or "Krețulescu") is a historic building near the Cișmigiu Gardens on Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, in Bucharest, Romania. It was built for the Crețulescu family in 1902–1904 by Romanian architect Petre Antonescu (1873–1965).[1]

The palace was built for Elena Kretzulescu (1857–1930), the daughter of Constantin Kretzulescu (1798–1863) and Maria Filipescu (1835–1878). While she was away in Paris, Barbu Bellu lived for many years in this house.[1]

From 1972 to 2011, the Crețulescu Palace housed the headquarters of UNESCO's European Centre for Higher Education UNESCO-CEPES (known as CEPES after its French name, Centre Europeén pour l'enseignement supérieur).

See also

  • Kretzulescu Church

References

  1. ^ a b Kaliani, Mira. "De la o casă sobră și retrasă la palatul exuberant al Elenei Kretzulescu". editiadedimineata.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

External links

  • UNESCO-CEPES official site.
The Krețulescu Palace on a Romanian postage stamp from 2014
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