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Re: Palaces and Castles of the Romanian Royal Family
« Reply #135 on: September 10, 2006, 01:38:48 PM »
Nice pics, thanks :D

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Re: Palaces and Castles of the Romanian Royal Family
« Reply #136 on: January 11, 2007, 08:44:33 AM »
'Dracula Castle' put up for sale

The descendants of the Habsburg monarchy have confirmed they want to sell a Transylvanian castle mythically linked to the fictional Count Dracula.
The family were turfed out of Romania's 14th-Century Bran Castle by the communists after World War II.

It was returned to them in 2006 after a long legal battle.

But now Dominic Habsburg, a New York architect and son of the late Romanian Princess Ileana, says he is willing to sell it back for $78m (£40m).

The local council has said it is willing to buy the castle, one of the country's top tourist attractions.

It wants to prevent the castle being turned into a hotel or theme park, and is in the process of investigating a bank loan.

However, Romania's culture minister said the local authorities would be "stupid" to pay such a hefty price.

'Best for people'

Mr Habsburg insisted the family was "trying to find the best way to preserve the castle in the interest of the family and the people of Bran".

He said while the family welcomed the restitution of their asset, it had come with a "financial sacrifice" - the huge cost of upkeep.

"We would like Castle Bran to remain a symbol of everything that is honourable and good in Romania," he told the Associated Press.

The castle rises dramatically from the forests in the foothills of the Carpathian mountains, 170km (105 miles) north of Bucharest. It has been associated with novelist Bram Stoker's vampire Count Dracula because it is thought to have hosted the infamous Prince Vlad "the Impaler", on whom Dracula was based.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/6248537.stm

Published: 2007/01/10 15:38:15 GMT

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Re: Palaces and Castles of the Romanian Royal Family
« Reply #137 on: June 14, 2007, 09:58:04 PM »



Romania Defends 'Dracula Castle' Return
The Associated Press
Thursday, June 14, 2007; 8:48 PM


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/14/AR2007061402010.html


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Re: Palaces and Castles of the Romanian Royal Family
« Reply #139 on: February 27, 2008, 05:05:17 PM »
hi

Does some one know if there any good books on Romanian royal palaces? Or maybe on Romanian palaces in general?

Thanks in advance,

ipflo

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Re: Palaces and Castles of the Romanian Royal Family
« Reply #140 on: September 19, 2008, 02:45:49 AM »
hi

If there is still somebody who knows if there any good books on Romanian royal palaces, or Romanian palaces in general? It would be highly appreciated.

And does some one has a list of the palaces owned or used by the Romanian kings.

And does some one has heard about the Micul Trianon palace. It was bought in 1946 by king Michael, and was to be used as a summer residence.

Thanks in advance,

ipflo

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Re: Palaces and Castles of the Romanian Royal Family
« Reply #141 on: May 12, 2010, 11:36:39 PM »
Peleș and Pelișor (note the spelling, or you'll be disrespectin'*) are really beautiful.

* As the names are pronounced ['peleʃ] and [ˈpeliʃor] they ought to be written with a ș (s-comma, which has the Unicode U+0219).
Other solutions could be the spellings Peleš or Pelesh.

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Re: Palaces and Castles of the Romanian Royal Family
« Reply #142 on: January 26, 2012, 03:56:19 AM »
I just came across the website of the Peles castle museum, on http://peles.ro/. It is a very nice and extensive website, also in English. Not all pages are in English but only some of them.
Just take a look!