Case: GG-2026-177
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: B
Location: Câmpina, Prahova County, Romania
Iulia Hașdeu Castle in Câmpina, Romania, was built between 1894 and 1896 by scholar Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu in memory of his daughter, Hașdeu, who died of tuberculosis in 1888 at age eighteen. Following her death, Hașdeu became deeply involved in spiritualism and claimed to communicate with Iulia through automatic writing and séances, with surviving manuscripts documenting his spiritualist interests and the development of the castle's design. Hașdeu said the inspiration and guidance for the castle came through his daughter's spirit, while the surviving architectural sketches themselves were d…
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