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 „Sf. Gheorghe Vechi””, “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 320 metres west of Old St. George Church.

Church
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Bărăția is one of the Roman Catholic churches in , . It is located in central Bucharest, on the I. C. Brătianu Boulevard, next to .

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. is situated 2½ km west of Old St. George Church.

Old St. George Church

Latitude
44.43084° or 44° 25′ 51″ north
Longitude
26.10516° 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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From German to Romanian—“Old St. George Church” goes by many names.

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