Explore Romania: The Peles Castle (The house of Romanian Royalty)

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Constructed for King Carol l beginning in the late 1800's, Peles Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle high in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It was built for King Carol, the country's monarch when the modern nation of Romania was formed in 1859. The castle is actually a complex of three structures: Peleș Castle, Pelișor Castle, and the Foișor Hunting Lodge. In this drone video, contributor Alin Constantin does a wonderful job capturing this architectural masterpiece from a bird's eye perspective.

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Peleș Castle (Romanian: Castelul Peleș pronounced [kasˈtelul ˈpeleʃ]) is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883. It was constructed for King Carol I.