Stavropoleos Monastery
Stavropoleos Monastery, also known as Stavropoleos Church during the last century when the monastery was dissolved, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns in central Bucharest, Romania.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
- Also known as: “Mănăstirea Stavropoleos”
- Address: Strada Poștei 6, București, 030085
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National History Museum and Palace of the Savings and Consignment Bank.
National History Museum
Museum
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The National History Museum of Romania is a museum located at 12 Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times. National History Museum is situated 120 metres west of Stavropoleos Monastery.
Palace of the Savings and Consignment Bank
Public building
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The CEC Palace in Bucharest, Romania, built between 8 June 1897 and 1900, and situated on Calea Victoriei opposite the National Museum of Romanian History, is the headquarters of CEC Bank. Palace of the Savings and Consignment Bank is situated 180 metres west of Stavropoleos Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bucharest Old Town and Centrul Civic.
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.
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.
Cotroceni
Suburb
Cotroceni is a neighbourhood in western Bucharest, Romania, located around the Cotroceni hill, in Bucharest's Sector 5. The nearest Metro stations are Eroilor, Academia Militară, and Politehnica.
Stavropoleos Monastery
- Category: tourism
- Location: Sector 3, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.4318° or 44° 25′ 55″ northLongitude
26.09871° or 26° 5′ 55″ eastOpen location code
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wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Stavropoleos Monastery” goes by many names.
- French: “Église du monastère Stavropoleos”
- German: “Kloster Stavropoleos”
- Greek: “Ναός Σταυροπόλεως”
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