Experts' Choice Award Manastirea Antim
What the experts agree on
Built in 1715 by Metropolitan Bishop Antim Ivireanu, this striking Wallachian-style brick monastery remarkably survived Communist demolition, though it now sits incongruously amid Communist-era apartment blocks in central Bucharest.
“This beautiful walled complex was built in 1715 by the metropolitan bishop Antim Ivireanu. Today it's hidden by communist-era housing blocks.”
– Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This Wallachian-style brick monastery (1715) miraculously survived the Ceausescu era's demolition programmes." Full review
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Inside, don't miss the woodwork and stone iconostasis, attributed to the great theologian Antim Ivireanu, founder of this monastery.
