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Cuțitul De Argint Church
The Silver Knife Church ( ro, Biserica Cuțitul de Argint) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 Cuțitul de Argint Street in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Feast of the Transfiguration. The church is located on Filaret Hill, adjacent to Carol Park. It is also known as ''New Bărbătescu'', as the area used to form part of ''Old Bărbătescu'' parish. A small church without a dome used to stand on the same site. This was built in 1796 and existed as late as 1897.Stoica and Ionescu-Ghinea, p. 124 The present church was built in 1906–1910, for the jubilee marking 40 years on the throne for King of Romania, King Carol I of Romania, Carol I. It was inspired by Saint Nicholas Princely Church in Iași, itself built to commemorate 40 years of Stephen III of Moldavia, Stephen the Great’s reign. Nicolae Ghica-Budești was the architect, while Costin Petrescu (painter), Costin Petrescu painted the interior in 1908–1910. The paintings were cleaned and the iconostasis ...
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1 Strada Cuțitul De Argint, Bucharest (02)
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