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Mihai Vodă Monastery

Mihai Vodă Monastery

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Mihai Vodă Monastery

Name: Mihai Vodă Monastery
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Location: Bucharest, Romania

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1. The Romanian Athenaeum – Equestrian Statue of King Carol I loop from Piața Romană

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2. Fountains of Bucharest – Fountains of Unirii Boulevard loop from Izvor

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3. Cișmigiu Garden – Crețulescu Palace loop from Gorjului

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Traian.G.Popescu

October 1, 2020

Mihai Vodă Monastery is one of the oldest buildings in Bucharest preserved to this day, founded by Mihai Viteazul. Built in 1594 and located in the center of an enclosure surrounded by walls, in the form of a fortress, the monastery complex has undergone several transformations over time, performing various functions, such as: royal residence, military hospital, medical school, State Archives. Inside the monastery complex, in the center of the courtyard, there was an archeological site from the Geto-Dacian period (1st millennium BC, including later dwellings), where a hearth, numerous vessels and other vestiges were found.
In 1994, the Mihai Vodă Church was reopened for the faithful. Also now takes place the restoration of the neo-Byzantine painting in the church of Costin Petrescu, by the painters Mihai and Ștefania Stinghe, Irina Petrescu restores the icon of the Mother of God Hodighitria, the pews are restored and the church is paved with marble.
In 2004 they were taken down from the bell tower, the place where the bones were stored in 1985, during the transfer of the church. The bones are buried in the garden of the churchyard and a carved stone cross is placed at their end.

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1. The Romanian Athenaeum – Equestrian Statue of King Carol I loop from Piața Romană

2. Fountains of Bucharest – Fountains of Unirii Boulevard loop from Izvor

3. Cișmigiu Garden – Crețulescu Palace loop from Gorjului

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