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Surrounding Romania - Romanian Cities
| Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital of Romania, the most important political, administrative, economic and cultural center of the country. The city is situated at 60 km north from the Danube and 100 km south of the Carpathians.
Located at 26° 06' east longitude and 44°26' north latitude, at an average altitude of 70-80 meters above sea level, Bucharest city occupies an area of
60.500 ha and is divided from the administrative point of view in 6 sectors. The population is over three million inhabitants. The town is crossed by the Dambovita river and Colentina, which are almost parallel from north-west to south-east. Mostly, the Dambovita river is channeled.
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| Situated in the middle of one of the richest and most populated part of the country, with a rich vegetation, the city is surrounded by a chain of lakes, meadows and forests which are as many places of tourist attraction. |
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Tourist Attractions in Bucharest
The beginnings of urban Bucharest were around the Old Princely Court (Curtea
Veche), a former noble residence on the left bank of the
Dambovita.
The documents give the merit to Vlad Tepes
(Vlad the Impaler) (1456-1462) for building the fortress, but the recent restoration works have provided historians and archeological the surprise of bringing to light medieval fortifications from the second half of the XIV century, which pushes a hundred years ago, during the reign of
Mircea the Old (1386-1418) evidence of the existence of the town. The
Old Princely Court building was rebuilt accordingly to the original building when it served as residence to the first
Wallachian rulers, becoming one of the most original tourist attractions of the capital (now museum). |
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Close by,
Mircea Ciobanul (1545 - 1554 and 1558-1559) built the Church of the Old Court
(30 Decembrie street no. 33), the oldest building that have been preserved in Bucharest.
Turkish invasions and fires have damaged it several times.
Three other valuable monuments belonging to the sixteenth century are:
Marcuta Monastery, Plumbuita and Mihai Voda.
Plumbuita Monastery (Matei Basarab street nr. 58), started by Peter the Young (1559-1568), son of Mircea Ciobanul, was finished during the reign of
Mihnea Turcitul.
The thick walls that surround the monastery show the specific of the feudal society of XVI century when, under Turkish oppression, Wallachian rulers were forbidden
to construct military fortresses.
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Marcuta Monastery |
Plumbuita Monastery |
Mihai Voda Monastery |
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| The eighteenth century debuts under the influence of the personality of
Constantin Brancoveanu, the voivode that encouraged the development of culture and art in
Wallachia. The Brancoveanu style, following the natural evolution of Wallachian architecture, represents an artistic zenith for a whole epoch, not only in Brancoveanu's
work, but of its followers as well.
Another element which characterizes the contribution of Brancoveanu to the eighteenth century architecture is the big number of non-religious buildings.
Among them are Coltea hospital (B-dul. Bratianu #1), built in 1704 by
Mihail Cantacuzino and, rebuilt later. Besides a large number of houses built on the banks of Dimbovita and transformation of old princely residences, Constantin Brancoveanu built palaces in Bucharest at
Potlogi and around the capital in Mogosoaia. Mogosoaia
palace, the splendid architectural accomplishment completed in 1702, defines in a brilliant way the new style.
It has been restored in the recent decades, and starting in 1957, hosts the
Brancoveanu Museum of Art.
From this period are worthy of being noticed as well, some of the religious construction in
the historic downtown.
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Coltea Church (B-dul. Bratianu #1), located near the hospital with the same name, is a
construction from 1702 built by the same Mihail Cantacuzino, mentioned above.
Kretulescu Church (Calea Victoriei nr. 47) built in 1722 is founded by the great Logofat
Kretulescu Iordache, Constantin Brancoveanu's son-in-law is remarcable due to the proportionality
of it's lines and the decorative elements of the façades.
Stavropoleos Church (str Postei no. 4) is a harmonious construction, built two centuries and a
half ago. It got it's name after a place, far away in the Balkan Peninsula, where its founder, the monk
Ioanichie, from Epir, has been ordained. Medallions
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| floral embroidery like a carpet, this gem of Romanian architecture, which decorates the facade with arches in broken braces, supported on rich carved stone columns, like a lace worked by a
patient hand, is divided between the artist's brush and chisel, harmony and proportions, dimensions and volumes.
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Kretulescu
Church
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Stavropoleos
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