I already published back in April an image with the veranda of the house that contains this wonderful frieze, where the blossoming decoration can be seen in its Neo-Romanian style context, click here for access. This moulded strip reminds me of the oversized floral ornaments sculpted on the façades of the ancient Ottoman palaces from Anatolia, a motif which via the Ottoman Balkan architecture found its way into the decorative panoply of the Neo-Romanian order.
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I endeavor through this daily series of daily articles to inspire appreciation of the historic houses of Romania, a virtually undiscovered, but fascinating chapter of European architectural heritage.
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Valentin Mandache, architectural historian 