marți, 23 noiembrie 2010

Beautiful Romania (6)

  

Location: Mogosoaia Palace or Brancoveanu Palace ("Palatul Brancovenesc"), Mogosoaia, Ilfov County

Mogosoaia Palace is situated about 10 kilometres from Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It was built between 1698-1702 by Constantin Brancoveanu in what is called the Romanian Renaissance style or  Brancovenesc style, a combination of Venetian and Ottoman elements. The palace bears the name of the widow of the Romanian boyar Mogoş, who owned the land it was built on. The Palace was to a large extent rebuilt in the 1920s by Marthe Bibesco. 
The Palace had been given to Marthe by her husband, George Bibesco, who later also deeded the land to her. She spent all her wealth from the many books she wrote in its reconstruction and it became the meeting place for politicians and international high society, a quiet retreat during the growing turmoil of the 1930s. Prince George died in 1941 and was buried in the small, white 1688 church on the grounds of the Palace.
The Palace is now a popular tourist destination, but although the grounds and gardens are beautiful, the interior of the palace itself is under reconstruction and presently houses a museum and art gallery ("Muzeul de Arta Brancoveneasca"). 
During the second world war, Prince Antoine Bibesco (a cousin of George Bibesco) and his wife, Elizabeth Bibesco, refused to flee the country despite their outspoken anti-fascist opinions. Elizabeth spent considerable time during these years visiting Marthe Bibesco at Mogosoaia and when Elizabeth died of pneumonia on April 7, 1945 she was buried in the Bibesco family vault on the grounds of Mogoşoaia. It may surprise visitors to see her grave here with its poignant epitaph in English - "My soul has gained the freedom of the night." Neither Elizabeth Bibesco's husband, Antoine, nor George Bibesco's wife, Marthe, could be buried beside them, as they both died during the communist regime.

References taken from here. :)

5 comentarii:

  1. E foarte frumos. Eu l-am descoperit abia anul acesta, dar am fost de vreo cinci ori :) asa de repede am dezvoltat obsesia.

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  2. splendid fotoreportaj..de cand ma chinui sa ajung si eu pe acolo si nu reusesc. felicitari.

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  3. -> Mirela: Si eu tot anul acesta am ajuns prima data acolo... :) Si am revenit de doua ori numai... :)
    Daca imi aduc bine aminte, acolo ne-am cunoscut... :)
    -> Catalin F.: Draguta... :)
    -> NessCaffe: Bine ai venit! :)
    Nu este deloc departe si e tare frumos intr-adevar! Sper sa ajungi in curand!
    Multumesc de vizita si comentariu! :)

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  4. Mogosoaia...locul Marthei Bibescu! Da!

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