The Belle Epoque in Europe
Romania
Casino Constanţa (1907-10)
Architect: Daniel Renard
The Casino, built between 1907 and 1909, was inaugurated in August 1910. The designs were made by the French
architect Daniel Renard (first design was made in 1903; in 1905, the architect Petre Antonescu made the second
design, but the first one was chosen).
The building has been the most representative in town for decades, a real symbol for Constanta. It was also
the only representative of Art Nouveau style in Romania. On the top of the building, the decorations consist
of old ships representations (ram heads and alga garlands). Inside there are staircases and imposing
banisters, covered columns and marble girdles on the walls. In 1985-1987 the building was restored, the
furniture was entirely changed.
© Radufan
© Zlatko Krastev
All pictures of the interior © Andreas Schepers
