Entering the private part of the castle...
The concert hall
The piano on the stage was played by George Enescu,
one of Romania's most famous composers.
This organ has over 1400 pipes!
It also has 2 keyboards, one in the concert hall and one
in the next room; both engage the same set of pipes.
Outside the entrance to the Royal Suite
The Royal Suite
Home to King Carol I and Queen Elisabeta
If you look closely in the picture below, near the center you
The Roccoco Suite
If you look closely in the picture below, near the center you
will see the bed in which King Carol died in 1914.
The Roccoco Suite
Designed to host visiting heads of state
The top of the chandelier is designed to replicate the Emperor's crown.
And that's where my camera batteries died...
The Empirial Suite
Designed after Emperor Franz Joseph (of Austria) visited and stayed in the Roccoco Suite; the king decided that something better was needed to host visitors of the Emperor's stature in the future. Unfortunately, the Emperor himself couldn't fulfill his promise to return because of political events at home (which eventually led to WWI).
The top of the chandelier is designed to replicate the Emperor's crown.
And that's where my camera batteries died...
Fortunately, I didn't miss much...a couple of rooms where the
queens' maids did her hair & makeup and then we were ushered
back to the entrance and sent on our way.
As Jenny likes to say, "This is a REAL castle!"
1 comment:
It's even more of a "real" castle after seeing those cool pictures. I wish I would have seen it too.
:o(
Way to update the blog!
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