Cotroceni National Museum

Cotroceni National Museum

Cotroceni National Museum

The museum was founded on the 10th of July 1991 with collections of Brancovan and post-Brancovan decorative art in a medieval environment. Cotroceni Palace was built between 1893 and 1895 by French architect Paul Gottreau. The palace was extended in the 20th century more times – mostly from 1900 to 1910 and from 1915 to 1925; in order to meet the requirements of Queen Maria, several interiors were changed by architect Grigore Cerchez, who used the Neo-Romanian style. It integrates the history of two successive monuments – Cotroceni Monastery and the Royal Palace. Cotroceni Monastery, built by Serban Cantacuzino (1678 – 1688), was demolished in 1984 by the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.