Bucharest
Municipiul Bucureşti
Sector 3

Colțea Church

The Colțea Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 I. C. Brătianu Boulevard, just off in , . It is dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
  • Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Colțea Church, Bucharest”
  • Address: Bulevardul Ion Constantin Brătianu 1, București

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University Square and Suțu Palace.

Photo: Aleksandr Osipov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in city centre, near the University of Bucharest. It is served by . Four statues can be found in the , in front of the university; they depict Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Michael the Brave, Gheorghe Lazăr and Spiru Haret. is situated 200 metres west of Colțea Church.

Castle
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is a castle.

Theater building
Photo: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Theatre Bucharest is one of the national theatres of , located in the capital city of . is situated 270 metres north of Colțea Church.

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
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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. is situated 2½ km west of Colțea Church.

Colțea Church

Latitude
44.43467° or 44° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
26.10338° or 26° 6′ 12″ east
Inception
1695
Levels
2
Open location code
8GP8C4M3+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 77940084
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­romanian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q12721800
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In Other Languages

From Polish to Romanian—“Colțea Church” goes by many names.
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Colțea”
  • Romanian: “Biserica „Trei Ierarhi“ - Colțea”
  • Romanian: “Biserica colţea”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Colţea”
  • Romanian: “Biserica colțea”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Colțea”
  • Romanian: “Cod:LMI:B-II-m-A-18220.01”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monument to Mihail Cantacuzino, Karl Storck, Bucharest and Parcul Colţea.

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