romaniatourismguide/tours/view/7 The Princely Court of Bucharest was built in the second half of the 14Th century. As the citadel was closer to the border on the way of the Turkish invasions, Vlad the Impaler enlarged and transformed it. Actually, more than 500 years ago, i.e. on September 20, 1459, Vlad the Impaler-Dracula signed a document mentioning the name of Bucharest for the first time in the towns history. Under the old arched ceiling or near the river stone walls of the Old Princely Court well feel the shadow and sometimes you can hear his steps towards the jail or the cellars. Ironically not far away, the megalomaniac plans of Ceausescus Civic Centre came to life. The oldest and the newest Bucharest meet in this place as the history took a short cut from the 14Th century to the 21st century.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:45:45 +0000
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