In the first part of the 19th century, there was a more modest place of worship in the area, initiated by the great treasurer Amza Năescu and built by Dimitrie and Dionisie Dârjescu. This church, built in 1810, represented the fulfillment of the wish of Colonel Nicolae Dărăscu, Amza Năescu's uncle, to have a church dedicated to Saint Hierarch Nicholas, his spiritual protector. Around the church was a set of cells, which housed two classes for beginners, according to the accounts of the historian Nicolae Iorga.
Later, priest Ilie Teodorescu decided to build a new church, adapted to the new demographic realities of his community. For this project, he collaborated with the renowned architect Alexandru Săvulescu, known for the design of the National History Museum of Romania and the City Hall of Buzau.
Together with the Polish architect Siegfrid Kofczinsky, designer of the Peleș Castle in Sinaia, they designed an architectural ensemble that combines elements of the Art Nouveau style with Neo-Romanian and Baroque influences. The rich ornamentation, made of stone, brick and symmetrically arranged girders, together with rows of cornices under the cornice, gave shape to an imposing structure.
One of the buildings in the Amzei Church area, purchased by the writer Ioan Slavici from Grigore Gălășescu, became the place where the great poet Mihai Eminescu composed the Letters and the poem Mai am un singul dor.
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