Bucharest
Municipiul Bucureşti
Sector 3

Old St. George Church

The Old St. George Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 36 Calea Moșilor in , . It is dedicated to Saint George. A monastery was established on the site in 1492, as mentioned in the 1848 pisanie.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
  • Description: Romanian Orthodox church in Bucharest
  • Also known as: “Biserica Ortodoxă ‘Sfântul Gheorghe Vechi’” and “St. Gheorghe Vechi Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Choral Temple and The Old Court Princely Palace.

Synagogue
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The is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 9-11 Sf. Vineri Street, in , . Designed in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1866. is situated 120 metres east of Old St. George Church.

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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 , . is situated 310 metres west of Old St. George Church.

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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 570 metres northwest of Old St. George Church.

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.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in south , in , close to the city center, named after the nearby . It is one of the preferred neighborhoods by people seeking to buy an apartment.

Old St. George Church

Latitude
44.43082° or 44° 25′ 51″ north
Longitude
26.10515° or 26° 6′ 19″ east
Open location code
8GP8C4J4+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 993673075
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­romanian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q27037792
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In Other Languages

From German to Romanian—“Old St. George Church” goes by many names.
  • German: “St. Gheorghe Vechi Kirche”
  • Romanian: “Biserica „Sf. Gheorghe Vechi””
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Gheorghe Vechi din București”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old St. George Church”. Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.