Cetinje Royal Palace

Cetinje Royal Palace
Cetinje Royal Palace
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassicism
Town or city	Cetinje
Country	Montenegro
Construction started	1863
Completed	1867

The Cetinje Royal Palace (Serbian: Краљевски двор Цетиње) is located in Cetinje, Montenegro, and for more than 50 years served as the seat of the Montenegrin Royal family. In 1926, it became a museum and from 1980, it was one of the departments in the National Museum of Montenegro.

History

Royal garden, view to Cetinje monastery

The small palace was built from 1863 to 1867 for Darinka, Princess of Montenegro in a simple style typical of Cetinje houses with certain elements of neoclassicism. The interiors were designed in style of Historicism and Art Nouveau. After Darinka's exile from Montenegro, the palace became home of her nephew, Nicholas I of Montenegro, his wife Milena of Montenegro and their growing family.

In the entrance hall are exposed the Montenegrin crown jewels, which are the most popular exhibition of the National Museum of Montenegro.

The Royal Garden was built in 1870 as a pine alley. The Gardens were refurbished in 1971. There are many flower beds with crocuses, geraniums, tulips and rose and jasmine bushes.

In the back of garden there is a cedar grove with dominant villa with a small summer-house, which served as a guest house for foreign royal visitors.

See also

• Petrović-Njegoš dynasty