Mogoșoaia Palace
Palatul Brâncovenesc de la Mogoșoaia · Mogoșoaia-palota
sat Mogoșoaia; comuna Mogoșoaia, Ilfov · Str. Valea Parcului 1
Wikimapia outline “Domeniul Mogosoaia si Centrul Cultural "Palatele Brancovenesti" (2000)” (user-drawn, approximate)
Museum and park; check opening hours and prices with the institution
Summary
The Brâncovenesc-style palace built by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, finished in 1702. Later owned by the Bibescu family and restored by Martha Bibescu, it was nationalised in 1945-1949 and is now a museum of Brâncovenesc art, with a restitution claim concerning it.
Legal status
Nationalised 1945-1949; the subject of a restitution claim in court since about 2010 ↗
History
Constantin Brâncoveanu began buying land here in 1681 and an inscription records the palace finished on 20 September 1702. After his execution in Constantinople in 1714 the Ottomans seized the estate and made the palace an inn; Ștefan Cantacuzino bought it back and it returned to the Brâncoveanu line. It was wrecked in the 1768-1774 war and damaged again in 1821. Through Zoe Mavrocordat and her marriage to Gheorghe Bibescu it passed to the Bibescu family, and Nicolae Bibescu renovated it in 1860-1880. Martha Bibescu received it in 1911-1912 and restored it, with the palace reopening in 1927 and interior work lasting to 1935. The communist state nationalised the estate between 1945 and 1949, the collections were looted, and it became a section of the National Art Museum in 1957, with restoration beginning in 1977. It remains a museum; according to Romanian Wikipedia, a restitution claim concerning the palace has been in court since 2010.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Sale | — | Maria-Nicole Darvari sold the palace to George-Valentin Bibescu (price not given) ↗ |
Listed components
- Vila d' Elchingen — sf. sec. XIX-înc. sec. XX (IF-II-a-A-15298.05)
- Palat — 1702 (IF-II-m-A-15298.01)
- Biserica „Sf. Gheorghe” — 1688 (IF-II-m-A-15298.02)
- Turn poartă — înc. sec. XVIII (IF-II-m-A-15298.03)
- Cuhnie — înc. sec. XVIII (IF-II-m-A-15298.04)
- Sere — sec. XVII - XX (IF-II-m-A-15298.06)
- Zid de incintă — sec. XVII - XX (IF-II-m-A-15298.07)
- Parcul, lacul, grădină istorică, livadă (36,4 ha) — sec. XVII, ref. în sec. XX (IF-II-m-A-15298.08)
- Ghețărie — înc. sec. XVIII (IF-II-m-A-15298.09)
Sources & links
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