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	Cotroceni Palace photos and travel information on Bucharest
		The Palace of Cotroceni is a palace of Bucharest that is the residence of the President of Rumania, located in Bulevardul Geniului, nr.
		In the hill of Cotroceni, in 1679 Serban Cantacuzino built a monastery and this was the place where a palace was built by French architect Paul Gottereau for the Villancico of King I of Rumania in 1888.
		In the Rumanian folklore, an owl is said to be a funeral bird that announces the imminent death of someone, as the to whistle of the owl is likened to a call of the mourning.
	www.europe-top100.com /Bucharest/Cotroceni-Palace.php (186 words)

	Cotroceni Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cotroceni Palace is a palace of Bucharest which is the residence of the President of Romania.
		In 1977, Nicolae CeauÅescu made the palace a guest house and the old church of Cantacuzino was demolished in 1985.
		In Romanian folklore, an owl is said to be a funerary birds, which announces the imminent death of somebody, as the hooting of the owl is likened to a mourning.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cotroceni_Palace (183 words)

	Cotroceni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cotroceni is a neighbourhood in Bucharest, Romania located around the Cotroceni hill, in the 6th district of Western Bucharest.
		The Hill of Cotroceni was once covered by the forest of VlÄsia, which covered most of today's Bucharest.
		The Cotroceni Palace, the official residence of the Romanian president is located in this neighbourhood
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cotroceni (124 words)

	Bucharest - Cotroceni
		The Cotroceni Palace is a part of the Cotroceni National Museum which is a specialized institution focused upon reflecting the history of the Medieval and Modern Cotroceni, upon the evolution and transformations that came up in time.
		The Cotroceni palace, church and monastery reflect a three-century history that interweaves political, military, diplomatic, religious and cultural aspects, directly with the general evolution of Romanian society.
		The present-day Cotroceni Ensemble proves to have an architectural design of an obvious compositional and artistic unity which it was built.
	www.ici.ro /romania/en/bucuresti/bu_cotroceni.html (323 words)

	Virtual Globetrotting: Cotroceni Palace
		Cotroceni Palace is a palace of Bucharest which is the residence of the President of Romania, located at Bulevardul Geniului, nr.
		On Cotroceni hill, in 1679 Şerban Cantacuzino built a monastery and this was the place where a palace was built by French architect Paul Gottereau for King Carol I of Romania in 1888.
		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.
	virtualglobetrotting.com /map/31609 (209 words)

	CIMEC - Museums and Collections in Romania
		Cotroceni Palace was meant to represent the residence of the Crown Prince and Princess of the Kingdom of Romania, Ferdinand and Mary.
		Cotroceni Palace was built between 1893 and 1895 by French architect Paul Gottreau.
		Between 1971 and 1986, the palace underwent a vast restoration, as large spaces were restored according to witnesses from the beginning of the century, while other interiors were refurbished following the pattern of the European princely residences from the 19th century.
	www.cimec.ro /scripts/muzee/iden.asp?k=31 (289 words)

	Romania Highlights - Bucharest
		The palace was built in 1893 by the French architect Paul Gottereau and was meant to be the permanent residence of Prince Ferdinand.
		In 1991 one wing of the palace became the residence of the President of Romania.
		The Palace, the Residency and the Patriarchal Cathedral are situated in the area of an old church.
	www.romaniahighlights.ro /bucharest_full2.htm (1211 words)

	Presidents & Prime Ministers: Cotroceni National Museum.(Romania)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Cotroceni is one of the newest museums in Romania.
		Using the historical setting of the Cotroceni Palace, the museum intends to mirror the history of this medieval and modern architectural site and the changes it has undergone over the course of time.
		According to its major themes, the main exhibition is composed of two sections: the medieval area (the ancient kitchen, the refectory, the monks' cells, the cellars built during the reign of the princes...
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		In 1893, according to the wish of King Carol I, the princely devilling were demolished and, upon the same foundations, on the drafts of the French architect Paul Gottereau, a new palace was built to be the official residence of the heirs to the throne, Ferdinand of Hohenzollern and Maria of Edinborough.
		After the death of Queen Maria, in 1938, the palace was very novelty lived in, while the earthquake in 1940 and the air voids in 1944 affected its structure in another serious way.
		In a museum set in a palace long used as a residence, its collections fall mainly in the field of decorative arts and crafts from the period of the hystoristic style.
	www2.gol.com /users/romembjp/cotroceni.htm (662 words)

	Castles Palaces Transylvania tour Romania
		The Palace is an architectural monument having the facade dominated by traditional staircase balconies, and by the arcades and columns with capitals, specific to the "Brancovenesc" (Brancovan) style.
		In 1991 the Cotroceni Palace became the residence of the president of Romania.
		The numerous palaces around the central square, Piata Unirii, were built by Hungarian nobles in the 17th and 18th centuries and are now museums, as is the Franciscan Monastery.
	traveltoromania.netfirms.com /tour-castles-transylvania.html (1531 words)

	Bucharest. Everything you wanted to know about Bucharest but had no clue how to find it.. Learn about Bucharest here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Palace of the Parliament was built by the communist dictator
		Established in 1936, the Village Museum is an open air ethnographical museum, extended on 10 hectares, containing 272 authentic buildings and peasant farms from all over Romania.
		Located in the former royal palace, the museum features notable collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family.
	encyclopedia.lockergnome.com /s/b/Bucharest (1567 words)

	Bucharest - Parliament Palace
		The biggest palace in the world, having 84m high, a number of unknown storey on underground (anti-atomic) the second biggest building in the world by area (330,000m2) was to be the central element of Ceausescu's Communist Bucharest.
		The ruins of the palace of Vlad the Impaler ("Dracula"), and the city's oldest church, built in 1546-1558.
		The Orthodox Cathedral (1655-68), with the later belltower, Patriarch's Palace, and the former Palace of the Chamber of Deputies alongside.
	bucharest.8k.com /parliamentpalace (438 words)

	Palaces in Bucharest- Bucharest, Romania - VirtualTourist.com
		The Cotroceni Palace is the official residence of the President of Romania.
		On the Cotroceni hill, the Walahian ruler Serban Cantacuzino built in 1679 a monastery; this was the place where a palace was built by French architect Paul Gottereau for King Ferdinand I of Romania in 1888.
		Since 1991, the Cotroceni Palace become the residence of the Romanian President and the National Cotroceni Museum is opened for the public.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Romania/Municipiul_Bucuresti/Bucharest-520545/Things_To_Do-Bucharest-Palaces_in_Bucharest-R-1.html (941 words)

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		Cotroceni area is full of green, with villas and old houses, providing a high life status for its citizens.
		Cotroceni is reachable also through the Splaiul Independentei Blvd, which starts from Unirii square (the biggest of the country) and follows the river Dambovita to the west.
		Also it is close to Cotroceni Palace (the place that today is used as the residence of the President of Romania) and the Botanical Gardens of the city.
	www.mergernetwork.com /businesses-for-sale/107105-Office-Building-for-Sale.htm (186 words)

	Eurolangue - Foreign languages school
		The Cotroceni district is a residential area of Bucharest, rich in villas and palaces.
		The Cotroceni Palace was built on a high hill and it is surrounded by a vast park.
		The garden is opposite the Cotroceni Palace and used to be a part of the vast park belonging to the palace.
	www.eurolangue.ro /euro_en/bucharest_demo.htm (434 words)

	Cotroceni Palace at AllExperts
		Since 1991, it is the residence of the Romanian President and also the National Cotroceni Museum is opened for the public.
		During the time when Ion Iliescu was president, the press said an owl settled in the park which surrounds the Cotroceni Palace.
		In Romanian folklore, an owl is said to be a funerary birds, which announces the imminent death of somebody, as the hooting of the owl is likened to a mourning.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/co/cotroceni_palace.htm (282 words)

	Discover Romania - Castles & Fortresses
		The palace is now home of the Museum of the Romanian Music and headquarted of Romania's Association of Musicians.
		Baroque Palace's 117 rooms, decorated with frescoes are home to Museum of Oradea area ("Muzeul Tarii Crisurilor") which include art section, library, ethnography section and natural history section.
		A neo-Gothic style palace, built in stages from 1905 until 1925, is home to Iasi Museum of Art, Museum of History, Museum of Ethnography, Polytechnic Museum and Public Library.
	www.discoveringromania.ro /tourism/main_attr3.php (1279 words)

	Bucharest - Romania's Capital
		The ruins of the palace built by Prince Vlad the Impaler, Dracula, from 1456-1462, and the court of several Wallachian princes.
		Cotroceni Palace and Museum (the former Royal Residence) Bd.
		This former palace was erected for Princess Marie, niece of Queen Victoria, who married king Ferdinand and became the Queen of Romania.
	www.proconforthotels.com /Bucharest.html (3056 words)

	Bucharest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bucharest's seven hills are: Mihai VodÄ, Patriarhiei, Radu VodÄ, Cotroceni, Spirei, VÄcÄreÅti and Sf.
		During Nicolae CeauÅescu 's leadership, most of the historical part of the city, including old churches, was destroyed, to be replaced with the grandomanic socialist buildings of the Centru Civic, notably the Palace of the Parliament.
		The Palace of the Parliament was built by the communist dictator Nicolae CeauÅescu (then known as the Palace of the People) and it is the second biggest building in the world after the Pentagon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bucharest (1924 words)

	Delta Nature Resort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A part of the Cotroceni National Museum in Bucharest, the palace was erected by the prince Serban Cantacuzino, and was a residence of the Romanian Royal Family under several rulers along the centuries: Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Carol I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Ferdinand I. Currently, the President of Romania has his offices at Cotroceni.
		Constantin Brâcoveanu's Palace is an architectural jewel of the early 17th century, combining Romanian and Byzantine decorative elements with characteristics of the Italian Renaissance.
		Currently, the palace is closely monitored by two cultural networks: "Pepinieres Europeenes pour jeunes artistes" and "Network Multidisciplinary Cultural Centre", both financed by the European Council and European Economic Community.
	www.deltaresort.com /second.php_s_id=22&id_lang=1.html (1288 words)

	The Royal Forums - Romanian Castles, Palaces and Residences.
		The palace was connected to the Princely Court by a long bridge, paved with wooden logs, Calea Victoriei of today.
		This Palace is great example of late Baroque Viennese architecture, built between 1778-1788.
		The palace's 117 rooms, decorated with frescoes are home to the Museum of the Oradea area ("Muzeul Tarii Crisurilor") which includes an art section, library, ethnography section and natural history section.
	www.theroyalforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5176 (1201 words)

	ROMANIA - Official Travel and Tourism Information. Castles and palaces.
		The palace is now home to the Museum of the Romanian Music and headquarters Romania's Association of Musicians.
		The palace's 117 rooms, decorated with frescoes are home to the Museum of the Oradea area ("Muzeul Tarii Crisurilor") which includes an art section, library, ethnography section and natural history section.
		A neo-Gothic style palace, built in stages from 1905 until 1925, is home to the Iasi Museum of Art, Museum of History, Museum of Ethnography, Polytechnic Museum and Public Library.
	www.romaniatourism.com /castles.html (1428 words)

	Voyager tourism
		The Cotroceni Palace built in 1893-1895 by the French architect Paul Gottereau, responded to the needs of a typical residence of the royal family successors, Ferdinand and Mary.
		At the beginning of 2-th century at Queen Mary’s wish he palace was expanded and the interior design changed in some of the rooms.
		Among those who are connected to Cotroceni, in a way or another, we are bound to mention Constantin Brancoveanu, Nicolae and Constantin Mavrocordat, Alexandru Ipsilanti, Alexandru Moruzi, Barbu Stirbei, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Carol I, Ferdinand I.
	www.onlineservice.ro /voyager/en/cotroceni.html (288 words)

	Historical monuments restoration - THE COTROCENI NATIONAL MUSEUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		1893-1947 - it was a royal palace, revamped by architect Paul Gottereau, with later interventions of architects Gr.
		This is the year when the restorations, revamping and reconditioning of the Palace began, in a functional sense.
		The facades follow the eisting elements, taking certain elements from the old parts of the building in order to assure the uniformity of the palace.
	www.aedificia.ro /EN/restaurari/Cotroceni.htm (212 words)

	West of Piata Universitatii, Romania. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		From the Opera Româna, buses and trolley buses trundle south across the river along Bulevardul Eroilor Sanitari to the Cotroceni Palace and the Botanical Gardens, passing an area of lovely bourgeois villas, each one individually designed.
		The Cotroceni Palace was built as a monastery by Serban Cantacuzino in 1679–82 and served as base for the Austrian army in 1737, the Russian army in 1806, and Tudor Vladimirescu's rebels in 1821.
		Damaged by many fires and earthquakes over the course of its history, the original building was demolished in 1863 and the palace rebuilt in 1893–95 to provide a home for the newly wed Prince Ferdinand and Princess Marie.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/romania/west_of_piata_universitatii (730 words)

	Contemporary Picture
		Cotroceni Palace, former royal palace, now, the presidential palace and museum.
		Anyway, the right wing of the Cotroceni Palace is an old one, built in this style.
		Craiova, Michael Palace, built by Paul Gottereau, the same architect who designed in Bucharest: The Savings Bank, The University Library and The Cotroceni Palace.
	www.geocities.com /nttchris/RomaniaPictures.htm (352 words)

	Albatross Travel - Tailor-made guided tours all over Romania for individuals & groups
		It was built during the reign of Vlad the Impaler, better known as Dracula, and represents both a fort and the Court.
		Cotroceni Palace Built in 1893 by the French architect Paul Gottereau.
		As surface, it is the biggest administrative construction in Europe and the 2nd in the world, after the U.S. Pentagon, in Washington D.C, having an area of 330 000 square meters.
	www.albatross-travel.ro /tours_details.asp?ID=25&Day=1 (646 words)

	Romania Travel - Castles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Cotroceni Palace was built between 1893 and 1895, as a royal residence for the families of the newly-wed successor princes Ferdinand de Hohenzollern and Maria of Saxa-Coburg Gotha, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England.
		Following the earthquake of 1940, the palace was renovated again then, from 1950, it served as the Palatul Pionierilor (Palace of Pioneers).
		The palace interior still retains a few rooms in their original form including the Norwegian Room, the Oriental Room and the Queen's Room.
	www.netsoft.ro /people/mdragoi/romania/romania/castles/cotroceni.html (209 words)

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