Suțu Palace, Gothic Revival palace and museum in Bucharest, Romania.
Sutu Palace is a Gothic Revival structure with eclectic architectural elements located in Bucharest and now operated as a museum. The building displays intricately carved stonework, pointed arch windows, tower-like projections, and large wrought iron gates featuring gilded sun designs.
Built between 1833 and 1835 for the postelnic Costache Grigore Suțu, who received the plot as dowry when he married Roxandra Racoviță, the palace was designed by Viennese architects Conrad Schwink and Johann Veit. Around 1862 Karl Storck modernized the interior, adding a monumental double staircase and a Murano mirror. On 24 January 1959 it became the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
The palace is named after Costache Grigore Suțu, a postelnic (court official), not a merchant. It was known for the aristocracy's parties and balls, especially the New Year's Eve revelion. The Italian journalist Roberto Pava, visiting Bucharest in the late 19th century, counted it among the representative buildings of the Romanian capital, alongside the Știrbei, Brâncoveanu and Ghica palaces.
The palace stands at Bulevardul Ion C. Brătianu 2, in the Universitate area of Sector 3. Inside, the central hall is built around three arcades and a staircase that splits into two arms, mirrored in a large Murano glass. The building is listed as historic monument LMI B-II-m-A-18221.
Above a Murano mirror in the main hall sits a carved wooden medallion showing Irina Sutu, the wife of the original owner. This sculptural detail is often overlooked by visitors yet preserves a personal connection to the family who lived in the building.
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