Domnule Ghelase, Ati vizitat recent acest domeniu? Am avut ocazia sa o fac oarecum clandestin in februarie si, dupa parerea mea, clasarea este perfect justificata. "Casoiul", fara a apartine unui stil reprezentativ pentru arhitectura traditionala din sudul tarii, nu este deloc urat, parcul, cu lacusorul acela intern, este superb, turnul de apa, un crescendo de bolti, iar piesa de rezistenta este capela de-a dreptul uimitoare. De altfel, clasarea a precedat retrocedarea catre urmasii familiei Stirbey si vanzarea catre Bucharest Arena, ulterior vizitei mele "clandestine" am vazut actele in acest sens. In realitate, Bucharest Arena, care a adaugat domeniului o constructie destul de nefericita sub aspect estetic, a dezmembrat si a declasat 4 ha din suparafata parcului pentru a putea eventual construi pe ele fara a fi obligata sa respecte limitele impuse de clasarea ca monument istoric.
Realitatea este insa ca in contra articolului de mai jos destul de elogios, o mare parte a domeniului este destul de prost intretinuta, ca unele din cladirile secundare, inclusiv debarcaderul de la Lacul Buftea, sunt niste ruine, si ca exista si alte complicatii tinand de proprietar care ar merita putin mai multa atentie. O zi cat mai buna, Alexandru Surcel 2009/7/15 Dan Ghelase <[email protected]> > Pentru mine aceste informatii imi arata o constructie fara nici-un stil > (un casoi urat de tot), poate din cauza unei alte restaurari mizerabile... > Locul are semnificatii istorice si constituie o remarcabila rezervatie de > verdeata...totul depinzand insa de viziunea proprietarilor... > Chiar si clasarea lui a fost o afacere pt cresterea atractivitatii si > pretului...totul fiind un interes privat... > Exista multe, multe resedinte vechi, conace boieresti cu stil autentic, > care zac in uitare si ruina... > DG > > > Vali wrote: > > > http://www.thediplomat.ro/leisure/on-the-town/noble-venture-stirbey-palace-makeover/ > > June 2009 > *Noble Venture: Stirbey Palace makeover* > > Once a grand witness to history, Stirbey Palace has now become a target for > an ambitious makeover, writes Michael Bird. > > Stirbey Palace has acted as a stage for the changing identity of Romania's > high society over the last 150 years. Located 15 kilometres from Bucharest, > this 19th century country house was sequestered by the Communists in the > 1940s, after which it became a show-piece for the Party elite intent on > impressing foreign dignitaries. > > Following a long dispute, the former owners regained the property and then > sold it on to investors, who are recreating the location as a platform for > leisure and corporate events. > > Aristocrat Prince Alexandru Stirbey built the palace in 1863 on the design > of a Swiss chateau and the original wooden staircases, shutters and roof > create the atmosphere of a posh hunting lodge. Set over 24 hectares of park, > the grounds are teaming with gingko, magnolia and cypresses, with oaks > dating back 500 years. > > In recent years, Erich Honecker and Jean-Paul Belmondo have both stayed > here, while in 1964, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej and Nikita Khrushchev signed a > deal to withdraw Russian troops from Romania in the palace, then consumed > far too much vodka and attempted to play skittles in the grounds. This > bowling alley still exists, although it is in need of serious refurbishment > since the pair of old Soviets had their drunken fun. > > In 2007, a consortium of Romanian investors, Bucharest Arena, purchased the > property from the descendants of Stirbey for nine million Euro and now > intend to invest at least 30 million in its renovation. > > The property boasts a conference hall with seating for up to 650, parking > spaces for 350 and a summer pavilion for leisure events. So far the grounds > have hosted product launches for multinationals and Inter Milan defender > Cristi Chiviu's wedding reception. > > The next plan is to open a 120-room hotel by 2012. This could be an > affiliation to a major brand or a boutique hotel. A new residential block > over five floors is also due on the site of Alexandru Stirbey's former > greenhouse. Bucharest Arena also wants to invest in tennis courts, spa and > horse-riding. > > This month Domeniul Stirbey opens a Romanian restaurant offering seasonal > fruits and vegetables. Local favourites such as smoked pig's leg, as well as > venison and pheasant and dry white wine from the Bishop of Buzau's vineyard > will be on the menu, overseen by chef Victor Radan, formerly of Bucharest's > Minerva Hotel. > > The grounds now house families of red and grey squirrels, a pair of > peacocks and nestling among the trees is a water tower constructed by the > Romanian Gustave Eiffel, civil engineer Anghel Saligny, with a pleasant play > of buttresses combining the sublime with the functional. > > An Orthodox Church built in 1890, including traces of wall-paintings by > neoclassic artist Gheorghe Tattarescu, is in the process of renovation using > EU funds, where a crypt in its basement hosts the broken gravestones of > Romanian aristocrats. > > *.* > * * * > * ** > * * >
