Miclescu house, Historic mansion on Kiseleff Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania.
The Miclescu house is a private mansion in the Brâncovenesc style, located on Kiseleff Boulevard in the first district of Bucharest. The facade features carved stone ornaments and arched loggias that are typical of this style, which draws from Romanian Orthodox religious architecture.
Jean Miclescu, a lawyer from a Moldavian noble family, had the house completed in 1904, at a time when the Brâncovenesc style was being revived as a national symbol. After World War II, the property was nationalized by the communist authorities.
The Kiseleff Boulevard area was once home to some of the wealthiest families in Bucharest, and walking along it today still gives a sense of that world. The Miclescu house fits naturally into this setting, where grand private residences sit close to embassies and official buildings.
The building stands on Kiseleff Boulevard, which is easy to walk along and lined with embassies and parks. Since it is a private building, access to the interior is not possible, but the facade is clearly visible from the street.
After nationalization, Colonel Miclescu was forced to live in the basement of his own house, while the upper floors were assigned to other tenants. In 1968, French General Charles de Gaulle visited him there, making it the setting of a meeting between two figures from very different worlds.
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