Palatul Mogoșoaia
Carved-stone princely palace of the early 1700s, rebuilt from ruin amid walled gardens and a park.
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This guide to Mogoșoaia Palace, just outside Bucharest, follows Constantin Brâncoveanu, the prince of Wallachia who built it at the turn of the seventeen hundreds as a home for his second son. It moves between his dealings with the Habsburgs, Russia and the Ottoman Sultan, and what became of the house in the decades after. Princess Martha Bibescu and her architect turn up later, two centuries on. Best heard in the courtyard, facing the palace with the gate tower in view.
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