Darvari Skete

The Darvari Skete is a Romanian Orthodox skete located at 3 Schitul Darvari Street, , Romania. It is dedicated to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
  • Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă „Schitul Dârvari”” and “Schitul Darvari Church”
  • Address: Strada Schitul Dârvari 3, București

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Icoanei Church and Romanian Atheneum.

Church
Photo: Nețoi Iuliana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 12 Icoanei Street in , . 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.

Theater building
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The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of , , and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's most prestigious concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu Festival. is situated 790 metres west of Darvari Skete.

Theater building
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The in , was founded in 1947 as Teatrul Municipal; its first director was Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra, one of the leading Romanian stage actresses of her generation. is situated 210 metres northwest of Darvari Skete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucharest Old Town and Centrul Civic.

Suburb
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The Old Town is located in the center of , 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.

Suburb
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is a district in central , , 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.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , . The neighborhood is dominated by red brick buildings and glass buildings. Main intersections/squares are Perla, Square, Alexandru Lahovari Square, Charles de Gaulle Square, and Quito Square.

Darvari Skete

Latitude
44.44286° or 44° 26′ 34″ north
Longitude
26.10707° or 26° 6′ 26″ east
Inception
1835
Open location code
8GP8C4V4+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256057432
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­romanian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q12721881
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In Other Languages

“Darvari Skete” goes by many names.
  • Romanian: “Biserica „Sf. Împărați Constantin și Elena” - Schitul Darvari”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Schitul Darvari”
  • Romanian: “Cod:LMI:B-II-m-B-19656”
  • Romanian: “Schitul Darvari”

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