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Cantacuzino Palace
Belle Époque splendour
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Image courtesy of © Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Cantacuzino Palace
The Cantacuzino Palace, built in the early 1900s for the statesman Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, has a famous shell-shaped glass canopy over its entrance. It houses the George Enescu National Museum.
Why it's on our list
- A shell-shaped canopy
- Belle Époque
- Enescu Museum
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Cantacuzino Palace before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Cantacuzino Palace are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Piața VictorieiM1M2300 m4 min walk
- Piața RomanăM2850 m10 min walk
- Gara de NordM1M41.0 km13 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Strada Dimitri Ivanovici Mendeleev700 m9 min walk
- Taxi rank, Bulevardul Dacia900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Museum of the Romanian Peasant700 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Romanian Athenaeum1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- National Museum of Art of Romania1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Cișmigiu Gardens1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Revolution Square1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Stavropoleos Monastery2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Arcul de Triumf2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Cărturești Carusel2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Old Princely Court2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Palace of the Parliament2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
Getting around
- Gara de Nord (main station)1.2 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Henri Coandă Airport (OTP)14 kmCar or taxi 44 min