Cretulescu Palace
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Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
, alternative spelling "Kretzulescu") is a historic building near the Cişmigiu Gardens
Cismigiu Gardens
The Cişmigiu Gardens are a public park near the center of Bucharest, Romania, spanning areas on all sides of an artificial lake. The gardens' creation was an important moment in the history of Bucharest. They form the oldest and, at 17 hectares, the largest park in city's central area...
on the Ştirbei Vodă street nr. 39 in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It has been built for the Creţulescu
Nicolae Cretulescu
Nicolae Crețulescu was a Wallachian-born Romanian politician and physician. He served three terms as Prime Minister of Romania: from 1862 to 1863, again from 1865 to 1866, and finally in 1867. He was elected to the Romanian Academy....
family at the beginning of the 20th century, by Romanian architect Petre Antonescu
Petre Antonescu
Petre Antonescu was a Romanian Brigadier-General during World War II. In 1941, he became Head General-Secretary of the Department Ministry of Defense. He served as the Chief of Staff, 4th Army, from 1943 to 1944. From 1944 to 1945, he was the General Office Commanding the 1st Guard Division,...
(1873-1965).
Since 1972, it houses the headquarters of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
's European Centre for Higher Education UNESCO-CEPES
UNESCO-CEPES
UNESCO-CEPES was established in 1972 at Bucharest, Romania, as a de-centralized office for the European Centre for Higher Education. The centre promotes international cooperation in the sphere of higher education among UNESCO’s Member States in Central, Eastern and South-East Europe and also...
(known as CEPES after its French name, Centre Europeén pour l'enseignement supérieur).
External links
- UNESCO-CEPES official site.