Peles Castle

Peles Castle is a royal palace set in a large park landscaped in the English fashion.  It was built in the late 19th century for Romania’s first monarch, King Carol I, and took 39 years to complete.  Outwardly it resembles a Bavarian Schloss, in the German Renaissance style, with a host of turrets.  It has over 100 rooms richly decorated in ebony, mother of pearl and leather, and each room is styled on a particular country.  There are over 800 stained glass windows in the building whose rooms are full of Renaissance armour and weapons, Murano chandeliers and Persian carpets. Romania’s first cinema was established in one of the castle’s rooms.