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Pelişor Castle

With full wide-angle distortion/splendor. I was shortly chased off by guards. Not knowing the language very well it was a little difficult to figure things out when there were special tours going places I wasn't allowed.

 

Closed for preservation. It's the off season between sun and snow. Although . . . I think they might be able to start up a fall color season.

 

An Art Nouveau castle finished in 1903 for the heir of King Carol I Romania, the future King Ferdinand (1914-1927), grandfather of the Michael I (1927-1930,1930-1947).

 

Michael at age 89 is the last surviving European head of state from World War II. He was forced to abdicate power in December of 1947 by Stalin.

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Uploaded on November 2, 2010
Taken on October 24, 2010