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Stavropoleos Monastery
A small 18th-century church of carved stone and painted saints, with a quiet cloister, in the middle of the old town.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Strada Stavropoleos 4, 030081 BucharestDirections
- Getting There
- In the old town, a short walk from Piața Unirii.
Why Go
Built in 1724 in the Brâncovenesc style, Romania's blend of Byzantine and Renaissance, the church has a porch of carved columns and frescoes. Its nuns sing Byzantine chant at services, and the courtyard displays carved tombstones.
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