Duca Tower House (Cula Duca), Măldărești
Cula Duca
sat Măldărești; comuna Măldărești, Vâlcea · Vis-a-vis de ansamblul „Culei vechi”
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Summary
A three-storey fortified boyar tower house (cula) in Măldărești, Vâlcea County, built 1812-1827 by Gheorghiță Măldărescu and bought in 1910 by the politician I.G. Duca. It is a state-owned museum within the Măldărești Museum Complex, with EU-funded rehabilitation proposed in 2025.
Legal status
State took ownership in 1962 ↗
History
Gheorghiță Măldărescu built the tower between 1812 and 1827 with battlements on every level, a reinforced door and a trapdoor closing the stairs. Politician I.G. Duca bought it in 1910 and furnished it in the traditional Romanian style with ethnographic objects from the Horezu area. He also built a memorial holiday house nearby in 1912, designed by Alexandru Ștefănescu. The state took ownership in 1962 and carried out conservation and restoration in 1966-1967. The cula was used as a film set in several 1969-1982 productions. Today it belongs to the Măldărești Museum Complex run by the Aurelian Sacerdoțeanu county museum. In November 2025 Vâlcea County Council approved documentation for an EU-funded rehabilitation of the cula, well, Duca house and annex (over 18.7 million lei).
Transactions & prices
Listed components
- Cula Duca — 1827 (VL-II-m-A-09811.01)
- Anexe — 1827 (VL-II-m-A-09811.02)
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