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Churches: Hidden Churches - Antim Monastery
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  • Romanian_Bat
  • Updated By Romanian_Bat on January 2, 2008
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  • Antim Monastery - the church - Bucharest
    Antim Monastery - the
    church
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    The concrete buildings alongside Unirii Avenue and around Unirii Square hide away from public sight a few remnants of what normal Bucharest once meant. Going on twisted streets and through narrow passages between tall concrete buildings, one can still visit some of them and read their sad stories. A beautiful settlement is Antim Monastery, raised in 1713-1715 by Antim Ivireanu, Mitropolite of Wallachia. The monastery was raised on a site where an older, 17th century wooden church had existed. Ivireanu also endowed the monastery with a Greek and Romanian printer. Acting against the Ottoman rule, he was killed in 1716 at Voyevode Constantin Mavrocordat's order. He left all his fortune to the monastery, meant for the poor and helpless. Tradition has it that the exquisite wooden door of the church was carved by Antim Ivireanu himself. Several features, including the Neogothic rosetta, were added during the 1860 restoration led by Arch. Schlater.

    The monastery also hosts to the left the Synodical Library (translated with 14 meters at President Ceausescu’s order, in 1985), a great piece of Brancoveanu style architecture with floral decoration under the roof. Use the monastery as a starting point a walk along old streets towards Regina Maria Avenue (George Georgescu, Justitiei, Poiana Florilor streets are recommendable), even though some of the buildings there lie in a bad state.

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  • Directions: On Antim Ivireanu Street, as you walk from the Palace of the Parliament to Unirea Square, the first street to the right, through the first break in the concrete blocks.
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    Churches: Translated Churches - Mihai Voda Church
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  • Updated By Romanian_Bat on January 1, 2008
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  • Mihai Voda Church - the steeple - Bucharest
    Mihai Voda Church - the
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    Mihai Voda Church. Well, this place should have still been called a monastery, but history decided otherwise. It was raised in 1591 by Michael the Brave, on a hill near Dâmbovita River, starting with a church surrounded by defensive walls; it burnt in 1761, being repaired in 1827-1837 and repainted in 1838, as well as fully refurbished in 1935. Around the church Michael the Brave had built princely houses which served at times as school, hospital and host for the estate archives. The church and the bell tower were moved 227 meters on the horizontal and 6,2 meters on the vertical in 1985 and are now completely screened off by tall buildings, while all dependencies, as well as all the nearby area were demolished in 1984-1985. Given the translation procedures, the bell tower nowadays lies to the back of the church and not in its front, as it should. It is well worth visiting, to see portraits of the Romanian royal family: as you enter the church, there are, immediately to the right the portraits of Michael the Brave (the one with a black cap), Marshall Ion Antonescu and King Michael the 1st, while to the left you can see the portrait of King Ferdinand and Queen Maria.

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    Churches: The Old Court Church
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  • Updated By Andraf on May 31, 2004
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  • The Old Court Church, Bucharest - Bucharest
    The Old Court Church,
    Bucharest
    by Andraf
    The Old Court Church (also called the Old Princely Church) is the oldest church in Bucharest. Its building started in 1558 during the reign of Mircea Ciobanul (Prince Mircea the Shepherd) and was finished by his son in 1591. The church was built in the Wallachian architectural style of the 16th century. The exterior decoration is made of brick stripes alternating with plaster stripes. The church was restored after a fire in 1847 and then again between the years of 1928 - 1938 by the Commission of Historical Monuments, which tried to bring the church to its original appearance. This church was the coronation place of Wallachia's ruling princes for almost three centuries (from the second half of the 16th century to the first half of the 19th century). The beautiful carved door was added in the early 18th century by Prince Stefan Cantacuzino.

    The interior has been blackened with time but you can still admire the beautiful frescoes, some dating from the 16th century. On the left side of the portal, facing the apse, are the murals of the church's founders: Mircea Ciobanul (whose tombstone is within the church) and his wife, Lady Chiajna; on the right side of the portal are the murals depicting Prince Stefan Cantacuzino and his wife, Lady Pauna.

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  • Address: Str. Franceza 33
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    Churches: St. Elefterie Church
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  • By codrutz on June 11, 2005
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  • St. Elefterie Church in Bucharest - Bucharest
    St. Elefterie Church in
    Bucharest
    by codrutz
    St. Elefterie Church is one of the most wanted for weddings in Bucharest. You remember the Zoo had no website, but this church does (see below - only in Romania). You can find there a long list of links to some other orthodox religion websites, also international. You can also write an email to the church at sfelefterie@go.ro

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  • Address: 1 Sf. Elefterie St.
  • Directions: Vis-a-vis to the Opera House
  • Website: www.sfelefterie.go.ro
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    Churches: Antim Monastery
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  • Updated By Andraf on September 27, 2006
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  • Antim Monastery, Bucharest - Bucharest
    Antim Monastery,
    Bucharest
    by Andraf
    Antim Monastery is a beautiful complex built in Brancovenesque style. It was completed in 1715 after plans by Antim Ivireanu who was the metropolitan bishop of Wallachia. The complex is located very close to the Palace of Parliament and similar to Mihai Voda Church a part of it was moved to make way for Ceausescu's urbanization plans. It is located behind apartment buildings, hidden from sight.

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  • Address: Str. Antim 29
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    Churches: Old Court's Church
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  • Updated By gosiaPL on May 25, 2004
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  • The Old Court's Church - Bucharest
    The Old Court's Church
    by gosiaPL
    The Court's Church (Biserica Curtea Veche), known as the Church of the Annunciation, or St. Antony's Church, is the oldest church in Bucharest preserved in its original form. It was built in 1545-1547 by king Mircea Ciobanul who ruled Wallachia and resided at the Old Court a century after Vlad Tepes the Impaler.

    Being the court's church, it was the Wallachian coronation place for three centuries. And it was given the style and decor that becomes kings. It is noted for its balance of proportions and overall harmony, as well as for its adorned Brancovan style portal and frescoes. It is said to be a remarkable example of the best of 16th century's Wallachian religious architecture, a real historical monument. And really sweet to see!

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  • Address: Franceza St., just by the Old Court
  • Directions: In the close vicinity of Hanul Manuc's Inn.
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    Churches: Mihai Voda Church
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  • Updated By Andraf on June 24, 2004
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  • Mihai Voda Church - Bucharest
    Mihai Voda Church
    by Andraf
    To make way for his civic center Ceausescu ordered the demolition of all the buildings located in and around Unirii Square. The Brancovenesc Hospital, the Sf. Vineri Church, the Sf. Spiridon Church, the Vacaresti Monastery and many others historic buildings and monuments as well as lots of private houses were virtually wiped out. I don't know due to which circumstances, but it happened that a few old churches were sparred from demolition. However, they were moved from their initial location, and hidden from sight behind the grey apartment complexes of the new civic center. Mihai Voda is one of these churches. It was moved 280m on rails and dumped in a back yard behind some blocks of flats. Once a beautiful monastery, built in 1591 by the great voivode Michael the Brave, its medieval cloister and old buildings were demolished and only the church and the gate tower survived.

    The Mihai Voda Church holds a special place in my heart as it is the church in which I got married. For this reason I try to pass by it every time I'm in Bucharest. I don't remember how the monastery looked before Ceausescu's ordered it being moved (and parts of it destroyed), I was very little then. But the church seems to blossom and every time I visit it looks better and better despite its sad location. One of my favourite architectural details is the beautiful sculpted frame of the main door. Don't forget to take a look at it.

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  • Address: Str. Sapientei
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    Churches: Kretzulescu Church inside
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  • Updated By gosiaPL on April 30, 2004
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  • Kretzulescu Church beauty inside - Bucharest
    Kretzulescu Church beauty
    inside
    by gosiaPL
    I found the interior more impressive with the wall paintings by the famous Romanian painter Tattarescu (made in 1859-1860). Check them out when you're there, and feel the quietness despite the heavy traffic in Calea Victoriei.

    It's a nice pause from rushing around and ticking off places to see...

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    Churches: Stavropoleos Church courtyard
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  • My loveliest bit of Bucharest - Bucharest
    My loveliest bit of Bucharest
    by gosiaPL
    You know what I mean? :-)
    I really adore this courtyard! The columns, the tombstones, and the outdoor paintings.
    I'm not quite sure if there is a little female convent by the church or whether the orthodox nuns that I saw passing through the yard were only caretakers.

    I was lucky it was a nice and sunny morning - perfect weather to explore that courtyard, and a perfect place to be in on a sunny morning :-)

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    Churches: Antim Monastery
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  • By Fam_Stoica on July 5, 2005
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  • Manastirea Antim, Bucuresti - Bucharest
    Manastirea Antim,
    Bucuresti
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    The Antim Monastery was erected between 1714-1715, as a foundation of the Metropolitan Bishop Antim Ivireanu.

    The main church has a three-conic plan with a porch opened on columns. The stone foundation is a unique piece of Romanian art.

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  • Address: 29 Antim St., Bucharest
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