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Cotroceni Palace
Palatul Cotroceni
The main gate of Cotroceni PalaceGeneral information Architectural style Brâncovenesc style Town or city Bucharest Country Romania
Construction started 1888 Design and construction Architect Paul Gottereau
Grigore Cerchez
(the northern wing)
Nicolae Vlădescu
(the new wing)Cotroceni Palace is a palace in Bucharest which is the residence of the President of Romania, located at Bulevardul Geniului, nr. 1.
On Cotroceni Hill, in 1679, Şerban Cantacuzino built a monastery. This was the place where a palace was built by French architect Paul Gottereau for King Carol I of the Romanians in 1888.
In 1977, Nicolae Ceauşescu made the palace a guest house, and the old church of Cantacuzino was demolished in 1985. Since 1991, Cotroceni Palace has been the residence of the Romanian President. The National Cotroceni Museum is open to the public.
Coordinates: 44°26′02.79″N 26°03′42.01″E / 44.4341083°N 26.0616694°E
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Palaces and Castles in Romania Wallachia Cotroceni • Peleş • Pelişor • Creţulescu • Royal Palace • Patriarchate • Parliament • Victoria • Mogoşoaia • Snagov Palace • Iulia Hasdeu • Poienari • Elisabeta • CECMoldavia Iaşi Palace of Culture • Braunstein Palace • Calimachi Palace • Cantacuzino-Paşcanu Palace • Cuza Palace • Metropolitan Palace • Neuschotz Palace • Roznovanu Palace • Ruginoasa Castle • Sturdza Palace • Sturza PalaceTransylvania & Banat Hunyad • Săvârşin • Bánffy (Bonţida) • Bánffy (Cluj-Napoca) • Oradea • Brukenthal • Magna Curia • Bran • Făgăraş • Sighişoara • TimişoaraCategories:- Palaces in Romania
- Museums in Bucharest
- Official residences in Romania
- Royal residences in Romania
- Presidential palaces
- Houses completed in 1888
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