Bucharest History
Mogosoaia Palace
address: 1,Valea Parcului Stree, Mogosoaia
phone: 021 350 66 20 or 021 350 66 21
fax: 021 350 66 18
email: office@palatebrancovenesti.ro 1
about:
The first record about Mogosoaia dates as early as the 24th of April 1598. From 1681 on, Constantin Brâncoveanu succesively buys pieces of land and manor houses in the village. In 1702, Constantin Brâcoveanu had a large and beautiful building errected on the premises of a former manor house situated on the border of the lake; it was meant to be inhabitated by his son Stefan and it copied the style of another Wallachian palace built by him at Potlogi. Brâcoveanu's Palace is an architectural monument that combines Wallachian and Byzantine decorative features with traits characteristics of the Italian Renaissance. In 1993 the ministry of Culture took the initiative in founding the National Cultural Centre at Mogosoaia: it is located on the site of Mogosoaia ensemble, former accomodation of the Prince Constantin Brancoveanu. Every summer Sunday, starting with 13 hours, in the palace courtyard, the National Cultural Centre Mogosoaia together with the troupe "Dell'Arte" presents a Commedia dell'arte show and, starting with 15 hours a rock music concert. It now belongs to two cultural international networks: "Pepinieres Europeenes pour jeunes artistes" and "Network pluridisciplinaires Cultural Centre", both financed by the European Council and European Economical Community
