World - Romania - Peles Castle D-1.3 2016
And ..... we traveled to Romania, 2 couples, for eight days, full of adventure, landscapes, colors and aromas, Romania was a pleasant surprise, ancient history, culture, people and food, the Romanians are hospitable, we had a great vacation, looking forward to returning again for a 4X4 trip
The Peles Castle is located at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains in the pictures town of Sinaia, Peles Castle is a masterpiece of German new-Renaissance architecture, considered by many one of the most stunning castles in Europe.
Commissioned by King Carol I in 1873 and completed in 1883, the castle served as the summer residence of the royal family until 1947. Its 160 rooms has the finest examples of European art, Murano crystal chandeliers, German stained-glass windows and Cordoba leather-covered walls.
King Carol spared no expense.
Peles Castle was the first European castle to have electricity, it even has its own power plant.
The Castle has hot and cold running water, central heat and central vacuum system.
The stain glass roof of the foyer opens mechanically and there is a small elevator for the royal family.
Each room is decorated in a different style or theme.
There is a Concert Hall, Music Room (India), Turkish Salon, Great Salon (Italy),
Council Room (Switzerland), and so much more.
The Royal Library has a secret door
and the castle's 60-seat Theater, with royal box, showed the first movie projection in Romania in 1906.
The castle draws its name from neighboring Peles Creek, which passes right through the courtyard.
The furniture in the Music Room is carved of teak, a gift to King Carol I from the Maharajah of Kapurtala in India, while handmade silk embroideries on the ceiling and walls of the Turkish Salon.
The ceiling paintings and decorative frescoes in the Theater Hall were designed by the renowned Austrian artists Gustav Klimt and Frantz Matsch.
Over 4,000 European and Oriental pieces dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries are on display in the armories.
ו..... נסענו לרומניה, 2 זוגות, לשמונה ימים, גדושים עם הרפתקאות, נופים צבעים וניחוחות, רומניה הפתיעה לטובה, ההיסטוריה העתיקה, התרבות, האנשים והמאכלים, הרומנים מסבירי פנים, העברנו חופשה מעולה, מצפה לחזור שוב לטיול 4X4