Bucur Church

Bucur Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 33 Radu Vodă Street, in Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania. It formerly served as the chapel for the Radu Vodă Monastery.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
Also known as: “Biserica Ortodoxă „Bucur Ciobanul”” and “Biserica Ortodoxă „Sfinții Atanasie și Chiril””
Address: Strada Radu Vodă 33, București, 040273

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Radu Vodă Monastery and Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre.

Radu Vodă Monastery

Church

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Radu Vodă Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Bucharest, Romania. Radu Vodă Monastery is situated 120 metres northwest of Bucur Church.

Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre

Theater building

The Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre in Bucharest is a national cultural institution reestablished in November 2016 by the Romanian government. Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre is situated 140 metres east of Bucur Church.

Piața Unirii is the largest square in central Bucharest, Romania, and one of the largest public spaces in Europe, being located immediately south of the old town and within the boundaries of Sector 3. Union Square is situated 670 metres northwest of Bucur Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centrul Civic and Bucharest Old Town.

Centrul Civic

Suburb

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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.

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.

Vitan

Suburb

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Vitan is a neighborhood in southeastern Bucharest, Romania, along the Dâmbovița River. It is located in Sector 3, and lies between the Titan, Dristor, Centrul Civic, Olteniței, and Berceni districts. Vitan is situated 2½ km southeast of Bucur Church.

Bucur Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Sector 4, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

44.4235° or 44° 25′ 25″ north

Longitude

26.109° or 26° 6′ 32″ east

Open location code

8GP8C4F5+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 232296540

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=romanian_orthodox

Wikidata ID

Q3400365

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In Other Languages

From French to Romanian—“Bucur Church” goes by many names.

French: “Chapelle de Bucur”
French: “Eglise de Bucur”
French: “église de Bucur”
French: “Église de Bucur”
German: “Bucur Kirche”
Macedonian: “Црква Букур”
Romanian: “Biserica „Sf. Atanasie și Chiril” - Bucur”
Romanian: “Biserica Bucur”

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