Crețulescu Palace

Kretzulescu Palace (sometimes spelled Crețulescu) is a historic building near the Cișmigiu Gardens on Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, in Bucharest, Romania. It was built for the Kretzulescu family in 1902–1904 by Romanian architect Petre Antonescu (1873–1965).

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.

From 1972 to 2011, the Kretzulescu 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).

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Crețulescu Palace ranks #2,248 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #23 of the 115 mapped in Romania. Founded 1902 — one of 177 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,710 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bucharest, 3 km away. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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