Remains of the Old Princely CourtCapture Date: Oct 4, 2013 05:10 AM•Views: 10No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Old Princely Court
The Princely Court and its surroundings represent the original heart of the city. The settlement of the Prince and his court in the citadel on the banks of the Dambovita river triggered population growth and caused by the presence of the Prince and his family, the accompanying boyars and their families and attendants. (A boyars was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Bulgarian, Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes from the 10th century to the 17th century). Consequently, merchants and craftsmen settled nearby, and thus the Princely Court became the nucleus around which Bucharest grew and developed.
Capture Date: Oct 4, 2013 05:11 AM•Views: 10
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The Old Princely Court-Bust of Vlad the Impaler
Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431–1476/77), was a member of the House of Drăculești, a branch of the House of Basarab, also known, using his patronymic, as (Vlad) Drăculea or (Vlad) Dracula. He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. His father, Vlad II Dracul, was a member of the Order of the Dragon, which was founded to protect Christianity in Eastern Europe. Vlad III is revered as a folk hero in Romania as well as other parts of Europe for his protection of the Romanian population both south and north of the Danube. A significant number of Romanian and Bulgarian common folk and remaining boyars (nobles) moved north of the Danube to Wallachia, recognized his leadership and settled there following his raids on the Ottomans.
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Old Town Bucharest-Buildings under renovationCapture Date: Oct 4, 2013 05:16 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Old Princely Court
The oldest princely residence in Bucharest was most probably founded in the late 14th century, but the first recorded document about a fortress (or a princely palace) in this place is dated September 20, 1459, issued by Prince Vlad III Dracula -the terrible prince commonly referred to as Tepes, “The Impaler”, whose bust today watches over the vestiges of his palace.
Capture Date: Oct 4, 2013 05:55 AM•Views: 10
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Vagabonds at the Old Princely Court
Due to frequent changes of Princes, and to the preference shown by some of them to the former voivodal residence Targoviste, the princely palace of Bucharest remained rather neglected until the reign of Matei Basarab, who at the mid 17th century rebuilt it entirely, transforming it into “an amazingly elegant building with a delightful aspect”. Prince Constantin Brancoveanu later repaired and embellished it, paying a special attention to the gardens. The Court, which included the palace, the church, princely chancelleries, treasury, reception halls and famous gardens, stretched over a much larger area, eastward reaching as far as Calea Mosilor and Baratiei street.
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The Old Court Princely ChurchCapture Date: Oct 4, 2013 05:57 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Lunch at the Elephant Pub, Old Town BucharestCapture Date: Oct 4, 2014 04:53 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Lunch at the Elephant Pub, Old Town BucharestCapture Date: Oct 4, 2014 04:54 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Elephant Pub, Old Town, BucharestCapture Date: Oct 4, 2014 04:54 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Lunch at the Elephant Pub, Old Town BucharestCapture Date: Oct 4, 2014 06:00 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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BucharestCapture Date: Oct 4, 2013 06:02 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Street harpist, BucharestCapture Date: Oct 4, 2013 06:03 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Communist era apartment building, BucharestCapture Date: Oct 4, 2013 06:10 AM•Views: 9No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Museum of the History of the Romanian Jewish Communities
The Museum of the Romanian Jewish Communities is housed in a former worship place, “The Holy Union” (“Unirea Sfanta”) Temple, previously the Taylors’ Great Synagogue, built a century and a half ago and rebuilt in the first decade of the 20th century. Set up as a museum of Jewish communities in Romania in 1978, in the “dark period” of the communist totalitarian regime, the building was spared the fate of the neighbourhood, which was much damaged during the 1980s demolitions. The numerous exhibits largely reflect the life and culture of the Romanian Jewish communities, while highlighting their contribution to modern Romania’s economy and culture. On display are objects of synagogal art (Torah ornaments, candlesticks, Hanukkah candle holders, textiles) and ritual artifacts, models of old synagogues, some of them vanished, archive photos, valuable paintings and drawings. This museum is the sole history museum of an ethnic minority in Bucharest.
Capture Date: Oct 4, 2013 06:17 AM•Views: 10
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