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The Old Court (Curtea Veche)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Near D\u00e2mbovi\u0163a, the river that runs through Bucharest\u2019s heart, there are the vestiges of the Princely Court, the oldest medieval monument in Bucharest.  Built of brick in the second half of the 14th century, the city was expanded and surrounded by a defense wall during the reign (the 15th century) of Vlad \u201cDracula\u201d \u0162epe\u015f, the Wallachia ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the obvious political role (Bucharest was already a second capital of the region), the city has also acquired a special economic status, regarding the urban commercial and handicraft activities. Even today the surrounding streets have preserved atmosphere, as well as the old names. The numerous shops and terraces situated today on Lipscani, Gabroveni or Bra\u015fov remind us of the townsmen\u2019s fussing and the voices of the young ladies come for the daily basket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with the 16th century, the palace has become the official residence of the Wallachian rulers, Constantin Br\u00e2ncoveanu (1688-1714) and \u015etefan Cantacuzino (1714 -1715), who ennobled the construction adding stone columns, marble stairs and valuable decorations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEE: Strigoii din Carpati 3 – Regatul<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In marea lor majoritate, insa, \u201ccurtile domnesti\u201d au disparut cu totul, asa cum s-a intamplat la Curtea Arsa si la Curtea Veche din Bucuresti sau la …<\/strong>
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The Old Court (Curtea Veche) Near D\u00e2mbovi\u0163a, the river that runs through Bucharest\u2019s heart, there are the vestiges of the Princely Court, the oldest medieval monument in Bucharest.  Built of brick in the second half of the 14th century, the city was expanded and surrounded by a defense wall during the reign (the 15th century)… Read More »Old Court of Bucharest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[335,387,583,638,706,11,1773,2085,2158,2159,2171,2172],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-palaces","tag-bucharest","tag-cantacuzino","tag-constantin-brancoveanu","tag-curtea-veche","tag-dracula","tag-palaces","tag-romania","tag-townsmen","tag-vlad-dracula","tag-vlad-tepes","tag-wallachia","tag-wallachian"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wansait.com\/tranzit\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/02\/3-curtea-veche.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4IfKt-X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47,"url":"https:\/\/wansait.com\/tranzit\/en\/mogosoaia-palace-romania\/02\/","url_meta":{"origin":59,"position":0},"title":"Mogosoaia Palace (Romania)","author":"hrnicu","date":"February 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The image of impressive red-brick construction reflected into the blue water of Mogo\u015foaia lake, inevitably remains printed in the mind of every passer-by or visitor. 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