The Știrbei Palace (Palatul Știrbei) is a historic monument on Victory Avenue in central Bucharest.
Știrbei Palace was built between 1833 and 1835 following the plans of the French architect Michel Sanjouand. The palace was commissioned by Barbu Știrbei (1799-1869), who later became Prince of Wallachia on two occasions between 1848 and 1853 and between 1854 and 1856. The building has a Neo-Classical style with many Greek decorative elements. Barbu Știrbei used the palace as a princely residence and for protocol events and balls.
After his death in 1869, his son inherited the building and build several annexes and stall on the property. In 1881, restoration works were carried out on the building by the architect Friedrich Hartman.
During the communist period the Știrbei Palace was nationalized and used as a museum space. Between 1954 and 1977 it housed the Popular Art Museum and between 1980 and 1994 the Museum of Glass and Ceramics, a subsection of the National Art Museum.
After the fall of the communist regime, the Știrbei Palace has been returned to the rightful heirs of Barbu Știrbei who sold the building for €11 million in 2005.
