Bucharest
Municipiul Bucureşti
Sector 5

Mihai Vodă Monastery

The Mihai Vodă Monastery, founded by Mihai Viteazul, is one of the oldest buildings in . It was built in 1591, surrounded by stone walls, similar to a fortress.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Bucharest, Romania

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mihai Vodă Monastery Church and National History Museum.

Church
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Museum
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The of Romania is a museum located at 12 Calea Victoriei in , , which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times. is situated 310 metres east of Mihai Vodă Monastery.

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, 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 440 metres east of Mihai Vodă Monastery.

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 neighbourhood in western , Romania, located around the hill, in Bucharest's . The nearest Metro stations are , , and Politehnica.

Mihai Vodă Monastery

Latitude
44.43155° or 44° 25′ 54″ north
Longitude
26.09331° or 26° 5′ 36″ east
Inception
1594
Open location code
8GP8C3JV+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 76904582
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­romanian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q15636001
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Mihai Vodă Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Михай Вода”
  • Chinese: “米哈伊·沃達修道院”
  • Chinese: “米哈伊沃達修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Mihai Vodă”
  • French: “église Mihai Vodă”
  • French: “Église Mihai Vodă”
  • German: “Kloster Mihai Vodă”
  • Japanese: “ミハイ・ヴォダ修道院”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Michała Wojewody”
  • Romanian: “Ansamblul Bisericii Mihai Vodă”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Mihai Vodă”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Mihai Vodă”

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