The Old Court Princely Palace

Curtea Veche was built as a palace or residence during the rule of Vlad III Dracula in 1459. Archaeological excavations started in 1953, and now the site is operated by the Muzeul Municipiului București in the historic centre of , .
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Photo: Stefan Jurca, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Curtea Veche”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Curtea Veche Church and Stavropoleos Monastery.

Church
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0.
The is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 33 Franceză Street in the Lipscani quarter of , . It is dedicated to the Feast of the Annunciation and to Saint Anthony the Great.

Photo: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, Public domain.
, also known as Stavropoleos Church during the last century when the monastery was dissolved, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns in central , . is situated 280 metres northwest of The Old Court Princely Palace.

Historic building
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucharest Old Town and Centrul Civic.

Suburb
Photo: Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: VictorCozmei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 neighbourhood in western , Romania, located around the hill, in Bucharest's . The nearest Metro stations are , , and Politehnica.

The Old Court Princely Palace

Latitude
44.43012° or 44° 25′ 48″ north
Longitude
26.10133° or 26° 6′ 5″ east
Open location code
8GP8C4J2+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“The Old Court Princely Palace” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Curtea Veche”
  • Belarusian: “Курця-Веке”
  • Belarusian: “Курця-Вэке”
  • Bulgarian: “Куртя Веке”
  • Catalan: “Curtea Veche”
  • Chinese: “布加勒斯特瓦拉幾亞親王舊宮”
  • Dutch: “Curtea Veche”
  • French: “Curtea Veche”
  • French: “vieille cour princière de Bucarest”
  • French: “vieille cour royale de Bucarest”
  • French: “Vieille Cour”
  • French: “Vieux-Castel”
  • German: “Curtea Veche”
  • Hebrew: “החצר הישנה (בוקרשט)”
  • Hebrew: “החצר הישנה”
  • Hebrew: “קורטאה וקה”
  • Indonesian: “Curtea Veche”
  • Polish: “Curtea Veche”
  • Portuguese: “Curtea Veche”
  • Romanian: “Curtea Veche”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Voievodal Curtea Veche”
  • Russian: “Куртя-Веке”
  • Spanish: “Curtea Veche”
  • Ukrainian: “Куртя-Веке”

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