Constructed between 1873 and 1914, Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance palace located in the Royal Domain of Sinaia in the Carpathian Mountains, close to Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated on a historic route that connects Transylvania and Wallachia. It was officially inaugurated in 1883. It was built for King Carol I of Romania. Upon his first visit to the future castle site in 1866, King Carol I of Romania, 1839–1914, under whose reign the country achieved its independence, fell in love with the breathtaking mountain beauty. Five square kilometres of property close to the Piatra Arsă River were acquired by the Crown in 1872. The property was designated as the Sinaia Royal Estate. Peleș Castle was founded on August 22, 1873, when the King ordered the building of a royal hunting park and summer resort on the land. The royal stables, the Economat Building, the Foișor hunting lodge, the quarters of guards, and a power plant were among the ancillary structures constructed concurrently with the castle. Peleș became the first castle in history to run entirely on electricity generated locally. King Carol I rejected the first three architectural ideas offered for Peleș because they were too expensive and duplicated other palaces in Western Europe. The project was awarded to German architect Johannes Schultz because of his more inventive design, which the King found appealing. A magnificent, palatial mountain castle that blends various elements of traditional European styles, primarily German and Italian Renaissance aesthetics. Architect Carol Benesch led the works as well. The towers, including the 66-meter-tall main central tower, were designed by Czech architect Karel Liman, who added further modifications between 1893 and 1914. Later on, the Sipot Building was constructed, and it functioned as headquarters of Liman during the construction. Liman oversaw the construction of both the mansion of King Ferdinand I in the Royal Sheepfold Meadow and the neighboring Pelișor Castle, which would serve as the future home of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania, between 1889 and 1903. As with King Ferdinand and Queen Marie during the building of Pelişor Castle, Foişor Villa was home to King Carol I and Queen Elizabeth during construction
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