Holul de onoare. Sufrageria germană - Muzeul Naţional Cotroceni

Holul de onoare

Subliniind modestia spatiului restrans ce a fost afectat holului de onoare al palatului regal, rezolvarea volumetrica pe doua niveluri, precum si abundenta decoratiei, ce acopera practic toate componentele arhitecturale, reusesc sa creeze efectul scontat, de monumentalitate si somptuozitate.
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Decoratia arhitecturala, mai retinuta la primul nivel, se extinde la nivelul superior pe intreaga suprafata parietala si pe plafon. Pilastrii din stuco-marmura incadreaza arcadele acestui registru si sustin friza.
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Scara monumentala, din marmura italiana de Cibolino si stuco-marmura, face legatura cu primul nivel al palatului, care adaposteste saloanele oficiale. Vitraliile ferestrelor, executate de un colectiv condus de mesterul M. Broscauteanu, intr-o dominanta de ocruri, cuprind scene din legenda mesterului Manole.

Un lung coridor al carui spatiu este ritmat prin intermediul unor coloane adosate si pilastri, incununati cu capiteluri compozite si realizate in stuco marmura, plasmuit in acelasi stil cu holul de intrare .... ne indreapta pasii spre prima incapere a palatului: sufrageria germana.
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Sufrageria germana

Decorata in stilui renasterii germane, sufrageria a fost restaurata conform conceptiei decorative a arhitectului Gottereau. Ea reflecta gustul impus de regele Carol I in prima perioada de constructie a palatului (1893-1895).

Plafonul original, casetat, se imbina armonios cu lambriurile si ancadramentele din lemn sculptat si partial aurit ale usilor si ferestrelor si cu panourile de papier-marche, care au fost executate pornind de la un martor originar. Desenul a fost preluat ca un leit-motiv in vitralii si pe frumoasele draperii visinii.

Impozantul semineu , executat din marmura roscata de Muri (Albania), a fost plasat pe locul fostului semineu. Masa si scaunele provin din patrimoniul regal; de altfel, pe scaune vom gasi incrustat cifrul regal.
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Dintre operele de arta plastica, mentionam un ulei pe panza aflat deasupra semineului, reprezentand copia unei scene de vanatoare, realizat de pictorul Vasile Pop Negristeanu.
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Cateva obiecte de arta decorativa, dintre care amintim ceasul-pendula executat in atelierul lui Henry Dasson (datat 1876), confera acestui spatiu auster o nota de nobila sobrietate.

(Extrase din ghidul Muzeului National Cotroceni)

The Main Hall

By emphasizing the modesty of the limited space affected to the main hall of the royal palace, the volume design on two storeys, as well as the abundant decoration that practically covers all the architectural components manage to create the intended effect of monumentality and sumptuousness
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The architectural decoration, rather modest on the first storey, is expanded on the upper storey on the whole surface of the walls, as well as on the ceiling. Stucco marble pilasters frame the arcades and support the frieze
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The monumental stairway of Italian Cibolino marble and stucco-marble leads to the first floor of the palace, which houses the official drawing rooms. The stained glass windows, made by a team led by master V. Broscauteanu, in an ochre dominant, contain scenes of a famous Romanian legend ("Manole, the church - builder").

A long corridor whose space is divided into equal intervals by means of columns and pilasters, crowned by composite capitals and of stucco-marble in the same style as the entrance hall, but with an ornamental expression which is more rigid - leads us to the first room of the palace: the German dining room.

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The German Dining Room

Decorated in the German neo-Renaissance style, the dining room was restored according to architect Paul Gottereau's conception. It reflects the taste imposed by King Charles I in the first building period of the palace (1893-1895).

The original cased ceiling harmoniously matches the wood siding and the frames-made of partly gilded carved wood - of windows and doors, as well as the panels of papier-mache, which were remade starting from the statements of an eyewitness. The drawing was taken over as a leitmotif on the stained glass windows and on the beautiful dark red curtains.

The impressive fireplace made of reddish Muri marble (Albania) was placed instead of the old fireplace.
The table and chairs came from the royal patrimony; the royal cypher is also encrusted on the chairs
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Among the works of art, we mention an oil painting placed above the fireplace, representing a German hunting scene, a copy by the painter Vasile Pop Negresteanu
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Several objects of decorative art, such as the clock made in Henry Dasson's workshop (dated 1876), give a note of noble sobriety to this austere space.

(Excerpts from The Cotroceni National Museum Guide)