MONUMENTS NEAR BUCHAREST

Cernica Monastery

• Situated in Pantelimon,on the East side of Bucharest.

• Built in 1608, by Cernica Știrbei.

• Included in the List of Romanian historical monuments.

Mogoșoaia Palace• Situated at about 10 kilometres away from Bucharest .

• Built between 1698-1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu, ruler of Muntenia ( the Southern part of Romania).

• Romanian Renaissance style (named Brâncoveanu style), a combination of Venetian and Oriental elements.

Snagov Palace• Royal palace, situated at 40 kilometres North from

Bucharest, near Snagov Lake.

• Built in 1930 for Prince Nicholas of Romania.