Izvoranu-Geblescu Cula, Brabova

Summary

A fortified tower-house (cula) in Brabova, Dolj County, built in the 18th century by the Izvoranu boyars and enlarged in the 19th and 20th centuries. It passed to the Geblescu family in 1841 and was nationalised in 1951. After abandonment it was restored with EU funds through Dolj County Council and is presented as a section of the Muzeul Olteniei Craiova.

Legal status

Nationalised in 1951 according to Cule în Lumină ↗

History

The cula was built as a fortified residence by the boyar Barbu Izvoranu in the 18th century (the museum page gives the late or second half of the century). Around 1802 Constantin Braboveanu added a floor, according to the museum page. In 1841 Radu Geblescu, who bought the estate, added a third level with a small turret gallery with trilobate arches; a wooden gallery was added in the early 20th century. The estate passed to his son Constantin, who gave the cula as a dowry to his daughter Elvira on her marriage to Filip Bibescu. According to Cule în Lumină the family stopped living there around 1940 and the state nationalised it in 1951; it then served as a grain and equipment depot of a state farm and was abandoned after 1990. Dolj County Council and Brabova commune carried out an EU-funded restoration (POR 2014-2020). A 2026 regional article says it has been completely restored and is now a museum open to tourists. The Muzeul Olteniei lists it with visiting hours of Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00-17:00.

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