Cotroceni Palace

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Cotroceni Palace
Palatul Cotroceni

The main gate of Cotroceni Palace
Building
Architectural style Brâncovenesc style
Town Bucharest
Country  Romania
Construction
Started 1888
Design team
Paul Gottereau
Grigore Cerchez
(the northern wing)

Nicolae Vlădescu
(the new wing)

Cotroceni Palace is a palace of 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 Romania 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.

During the time when Ion Iliescu was president, the press reported that an owl had settled in the park which surrounds Cotroceni Palace. In Romanian folklore, an owl is said to be a funerary bird that announces the imminent death of somebody, as the hooting of the owl is likened to a mourning call. For this reason, it is alleged that a hunter was hired to shoot the owl.

Coordinates: 44°26′02.79″N 26°03′42.01″E / 44.4341083, 26.0616694

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A tower of the palace
A tower of the palace
The President's office
The President's office


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