Kretzulescu Palace

Kretzulescu Palace (sometimes spelled Crețulescu) is a historic building near the Cișmigiu Gardens on Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, in Bucharest, Romania. It was built for the Kretzulescu family in 1902–1904 by Romanian architect Petre Antonescu (1873–1965).^[1]

Alternative names

Crețulescu

Architectural style

second Empire style, Romanesque revival, Gothic Revival, Eclecticism

LocationBucharest, Romania, Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, Sector 1

Coordinates44°26′22.41″N 26°5′18.92″E

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Kretzulescu Palace
Alternative names	Crețulescu
General information
Architectural style	second Empire style, Romanesque revival, Gothic Revival, Eclecticism
Location	Bucharest, Romania, Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, Sector 1
Coordinates	44°26′22.41″N 26°5′18.92″E
Construction started	1902
Completed	1904

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The palace was built for Elena Kretzulescu (1857–1930), the daughter of Constantin Kretzulescu (1798–1863) and Maria Filipescu (1835–1878). While she was away in Paris, Barbu Bellu lived for many years in this house.^[1]

From 1972 to 2011, the Kretzulescu Palace housed the headquarters of UNESCO's European Centre for Higher Education UNESCO-CEPES (known as CEPES after its French name, Centre Europeén pour l'enseignement supérieur).