In the past, the core of the medieval city of Bucharest was located in this area, where the first Royal Court of Bucharest was located.
The place where the royal palace was located in antiquity, together with its garden and all the outbuildings specific to a royal court, is currently occupied by the streets that make up the commercial district of the city, called Curtea Veche.
In the second half of the 18th century (1776), the old royal palace was abandoned after centuries of use, and the land was divided and sold to merchants.
Of all the edifices of the Royal Court, the only one that has survived in its entirety today is the Old Court church. Built by Mircea Ciobanul, it is the oldest sanctuary preserved in its original form in Bucharest. The architecture of the building serves as an emblem for the period in which it was built, the 16th year, demonstrated by the harmonious proportions and the ornamentation of the facades, achieved by alternating apparent bricks with small portions of plaster. Particularly notable is the stone portal added during a repair in 1715, in which the influence of the Baroque style can be felt.
A remarkable feature of this church is the two buttresses, an architectural element specific to Orthodox churches in Moldova and unusual for other regions of the country. Inside the place of worship there are fragments of a painting dating from the time of Ștefan Cantacuzino (1715) and a portion of an original fresco from the 16th century.
In 1935, the parish house was built in front of the church, adopting an architectural style similar to that of the place of worship.
Source: Bucharest, the capital of RSR (Ministry of Tourism, 1976)
