title: Pelișor Castle
text: The Pelișor Castle (Romanian: Castelul Pelișor, ) is a castle in Sinaia, Romania, part of the same complex as the larger castle of Peleș.
  
  History 
  
  The castle was built in 1899–1902 by order of King Carol I, as the residence for his nephew and heir, the future King Ferdinand (son of Carol's brother Leopold von Hohenzollern) and Ferdinand's consort Queen Marie.
  
  In 2006, it was decided that the entire complex, including Pelișor, long a museum and tourist site, is the legal property of the King Michael I of Romania. The royal family was to assume legal possession of it and lease it to the Romanian state, so that it will remain in its current status. The main castle of Peleș is already under lease, but negotiations for other villas and chateaus are on going. King Michael I of Romania maintained that Pelișor would remain a private residence for the royal family.
  
  Architecture
  
  Pelișor was designed by the Czech architect Karel Liman in the Art Nouveau style; the furniture and the interior decorations were designed mostly by the Viennese Bernhard Ludwig. There are several chambers, working cabinets, a chapel, and "the golden room". Queen Marie herself, an accomplished artist, made many of the artistic decisions about the design of the palace, and participated in its decoration, including as a painter. Queen Marie considered Art Nouveau a weapon against sterile historicism, creating a personal style combining Art-Nouveau elements with Byzantine and Celtic elements.
  
  The hall of honour is very simple with the walls covered with oak-timber and a glass ceiling.
  
  Museum
  
  Opening hours at Pelișor Castle:
  
  Summer (15 May - 15 September): Monday closed, Closed, Wednesday - Sunday 09.00–17.00
  Winter (16 September - 14 May): Monday, Tuesday - closed, Wednesday 11.15–16.15, Thursday - Sunday 09.15–16.15
  
  In the period 15 October - 30 November the Castle is closed for works of preservation. Admission fee is 20 RON.
  
  See also
   Tourism in Romania
   List of castles in Romania
   Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
  
  References
  
  Sinaia
  Royal residences in Romania
  Castles in Romania
  Buildings and structures in Prahova County
  Museums in Prahova County
  Historic monuments in Prahova County
  Historic house museums in Romania
  Art Nouveau architecture in Romania
  Art Nouveau houses
  Houses completed in 1903