Grădina Icoanei
Grădina Icoanei is a small park in central Bucharest, situated not far away from Piața Romană and Bulevardul Magheru. The park, located next to Gheorghe Cantacuzino Plaza in Sector 2 of the city, was inaugurated in 1873.Photo: claudiu nh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
- Also known as: “Biserica Gradina Icoanei”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Icoanei Church and Darvari Skete.
Icoanei Church
Church
Photo: Nețoi Iuliana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Icoanei Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 12 Icoanei Street in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The church derives its name from a 1682 icon that mentions a wooden church which, according to Nicolae Iorga, was built by Ceauș David Corbea, whom Constantin Brâncoveanu sent as emissary to the court of Peter the Great.
Darvari Skete
Church
Photo: fusion-of-horizons, CC BY 2.0.
The Darvari Skete is a Romanian Orthodox skete located at 3 Schitul Darvari Street, Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
Bulandra Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bulandra Theatre in Bucharest, Romania was founded in 1947 as Teatrul Municipal; its first director was Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra, one of the leading Romanian stage actresses of her generation. Bulandra Theatre is situated 160 metres northwest of Grădina Icoanei.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bucharest Old Town and Dorobanți.
Bucharest Old Town
Suburb
Photo: Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 2.0.
The Old Town is located in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and is known for its nightlife. Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard crosses the historic center from north to south, dividing this area into two approximately equal parts.
Dorobanți
Suburb
Dorobanți is a neighborhood in Sector 1, Bucharest. The neighborhood is dominated by red brick buildings and glass buildings. Main intersections/squares are Perla, Dorobanți Square, Alexandru Lahovari Square, Charles de Gaulle Square, and Quito Square.
Centrul Civic
Suburb
Photo: VictorCozmei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centrul Civic is a district in central Bucharest, Romania, which was completely rebuilt in the 1980s as part of the scheme of systematization under the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, which included the construction of new civic centres in the Romanian cities.
Grădina Icoanei
- Categories: urban park and religion
- Location: Sector 2, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Grădina Icoanei” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Grădina Icoanei”
- Dutch: “Grădina Icoanei”
- Romanian: “Grădina Icoanei”
- Spanish: “Gradina Icoanei”
- Spanish: “Grădina Icoanei”
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