PALACE MOGOSOAIA

Mogoşoaia Palace was built between 1698-1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu in romanian renaissance architectural style or Brancovan style, a combination of venetian elements with ottoman elements.
The palace was named after master’s Mogos widow’s name who owned the land on which it was built. The palace was renovated during 1920 by Martha Bibescu. She received it as gift from her husband George Valentin Bibesco. For its renovation, Martha Bibescu spent a large part of the wealth she collected from the books she has written. Later, the palace became a meeting place for politicians and the good world of ’30s. Presently Mogoşoaia Palace hosts the Museum of Brancovan art and is an important point of tourist attraction. One of the characteristics is the wide, open porch, with archways. The decorations applied or carved in stone representing floral motifs are of easten inspiration.
After the execution of Brâncoveanu (together with his five sons) in Stambul, because they refused to convert to Mohammedanism, the palace becomes for a short period turkish khan and its architecture suffers a lot as a result of the Ottoman attacks during XVIII century.