Peles Castle
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Former royal residence, the Peles Castle, built in German style is often compared with "Schloss Neuschwanstein", Bavarian Castle built by king Ludwig II.
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The building of the Peles Castle started in 1873 during the reign of Prince Karol I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, after the drawings of the Viennese architect Wilhelm Doderer. After 1876, the building site was entrusted to Johann Schultz from Lemberg but the building was finalized by the Czech architect Karel Liman in 1914.
The official inauguration took place in October 1883 at the end of the first stage of construction. The main architectural style of the castle is German new-Renaissance, dominated by vertical sharp profiles, fragmented composition of the facades, abundance of carved wood and decorative elements. But you can also find rooms decorated in Italian Renaissance, German Baroque, French Rococo and Spanish-Moorish styles.
