Crețulescu Palace (Palatul Crețulescu in Romanian, alternative spelling "Kretzulescu" or "Krețulescu") is a historic building near the Cișmigiu Gardens on Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, in Bucharest, Romania. It was built for the Crețulescu family in 1902–1904 by Romanian architect Petre Antonescu (1873–1965).[1]

Crețulescu Palace
Palatul Crețulescu
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Architectural styleGothic Revival
LocationBucharest, Romania
AddressȘtirbei Vodă Street nr. 39, Sector 1
Coordinates44°26′22.41″N 26°5′18.92″E / 44.4395583°N 26.0885889°E / 44.4395583; 26.0885889
Construction started1902
Completed1904

The palace was built for Elena Kretzulescu (1857–1930), the daughter of Constantin Kretzulescu (1798–1863) and Maria Filipescu (1835–1878). While she was away in Paris, Barbu Bellu lived for many years in this house.[1]

From 1972 to 2011, the Crețulescu Palace housed the headquarters of UNESCO's European Centre for Higher Education UNESCO-CEPES (known as CEPES after its French name, Centre Europeén pour l'enseignement supérieur).

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  1. ^ a b Kaliani, Mira. "De la o casă sobră și retrasă la palatul exuberant al Elenei Kretzulescu". editiadedimineata.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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The Krețulescu Palace on a Romanian postage stamp from 2014