Bucharest, RO

St Apostles' Church

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul was built by Matei Basarab in 1636 on the site of the ancient wooden church of the Târnov monastery. The religious complex is classified as a historical monument. Ceaușescu's plans to redesign the city center in the 1980s threatened to demolish hundreds of buildings and monuments, including churches. To be saved from destruction, the St Apostles' Chruch was relocated as part of a plan led by Romanian engineer Eugen Iordăchescu.

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