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This Castle is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful castles in all of Europe. It was the final resting place for several Romanian monarchs including King Carol I, who died here in 1914. The building of the castle began in 1873 under the direct order of the Viennese architect Wilhem Doderer and was continued in 1876 by his assistant, Johann Schultz de Lemberg. The location for the castle was chosen by the German prince Carol I de Hohenzollern, who was to become a king and it draws its name from the river which passes through the courtyard.