Peleş Castle (Romania)

The furniture is represented by original items of XVI-XX centuries, which are characterized by the styles of European and Oriental decorative art, many of which were hand-made on the Royal family’s order in famous European workshops of XIX century.

The fireplace in the Big Room is the only decoration of the castle because since 1883 central heating system operates here. But this is not all – the Peleş castle became the first building in Europe and the second one in the world where elevator was installed.

Glass-stained windows, which make up one ensemble with the decorative elements of that epoch also impress. The system of sliding ceiling windows of the upper floor, by the means of which ventilation of the castle is functioning, operates to this day.

The uniqueness of the castle is emphasized by original ceiling paintings fully repeating the picture on the floor carpet as if reflected in a mirror. The carpets, in their turn, were woven by hand by the best masters of Romania.

The First changes in the original appearance of the castle were made by a Czech architect Karel Liman, who was in charge of the construction until the King’s death. King Carol passed away in the Peleş Castle in 1914. King Ferdinand and Queen Mary passed away here as well.

Near the Peleş castle there is Pelisor Chateau. Pelisor (Little Peleş) looks very much like the Peleş Castle. King Ferdinand, Carol I’s successor, intended to use the Peleş Castle as his summer residence. It may be that he found the Peleş Castle too big and suppressing, and he decided to build a smaller castle in the Art Nouveau Style – the Pelisor Castle. 70 rooms of the Pelisor are decorated with a unique collection of Vienna furniture of the beginning of XX century and glass dishes of Lalique and Tiffany.

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