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Kretzulescu Church

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Iordache Crețulescu and his wife Safta, a daughter of prince
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The church was commissioned in 1720–1722 by the
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44°26′17.11″N 26°5′47.90″E / 44.4380861°N 26.0966389°E / 44.4380861; 26.0966389
Calea Victoriei
Sector 1
Bucharest
Romania
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox
Style
Brâncovenesc style
Romanian
Eastern Orthodox
church
Bucharest
Romania
Brâncovenesc style
Calea Victoriei
Revolution Square
Royal Palace
boyar
Constantin Brâncoveanu
Ștefan Balș
ro
façade
brick
frescoes
Gheorghe Tattarescu
1940 Vrancea earthquake
communist regime
Henriette Delavrancea-Gibory

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