At the intersection of Dr. Lister and Carol Davill Streets is the Carol Gagel House — a Mediterranean palace with elements of Gothic-Venetian architecture.

Anton Kurazheya facade. PMB archive / Photo: architect Mădălin Ghigeanu.Photo: architect Madalin Hygenou

In fact, you don’t need to know the address to find it. He finds you. During a walk in Kotrocheny, the historic landmark building attracts attention from any side.

What we do know about the Hagel family is that it came from Germany, and when Otto Hagel was born in 1890, his father, Frederick Hagel, was 22 years old and his mother, Charlotte Konnert, was 17.

Carol Hagel, who appears in documents as the owner of a palace with mature Mediterranean architecture, was most likely his brother.

We also know that the Otto Gagel bakery factory was located on Puțul cu apă rece street and offered the best bakery products in Bucharest, known as Otto Gagel cookies. He was also a supplier to the royal house of Romania.

After nationalization, the plant was named “Red Flag”.

Open an exceptional project on B365.roan emblematic building of Bucharest’s Mediterranean architecture, the work of two great architects little known for how magnificently they built.