| Elisabeta Palace Palatul Elisabeta | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Moorish |
| Address | 26 Kiseleff Road Sector 1 |
| Town or city | Bucharest |
| Country |  Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°28′15″N 26°04′47″E / 44.470830°N 26.079720°E |
| Current tenants | Official Romanian Residence of the Romanian Royal Family |
| Construction started | 1930 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Inaugurated | 19 December 1937 |
| Client | Princess Elisabeth of Romania |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Duiliu Marcu |
Elisabeta Palace (Romanian: Palatul Elisabeta) is a palace on Kiseleff Road in Bucharest, Romania. Built in 1936, it is the official residence in Romania of Margareta of Romania, her husband Prince Radu, and her sister Princess Maria.
The Palace was designed in 1930 by the architect Duiliu Marcu and built in 1936 for Princess Elisabeth, the daughter of King Ferdinand I and his wife Queen Marie, and also the aunt of King Michael I, who was forced to abdicate on 30 December 1947.
In 2001, the Romanian Senate passed a bill awarding the Palace to the former king for use as a residence during his lifetime.[1] Since then, members of the former Royal Family have been living there. Foreign heads of state, royalty and politicians are received there, as well as Romanian political, cultural, economic and academic figures when special events are conducted.[2]
- ^ Tomiuc, Eugen (8 April 2008). "Romania: Former Monarch Wins Restitution Claim". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ^ http://www.familiaregala.ro/resedinte/palatul-elisabeta [bare URL image file]