Radu Vodă Monastery
Brick Orthodox monastery church rebuilt after Ottoman occupiers razed it, with a princely tomb.
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This guide to Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest starts at a carved tombstone inside the church and the prince who lies beneath it, a man who ruled two principalities more than once. It reaches back to fifteen ninety-five, when an Ottoman army under Sinan Pasha marched into the city and took over a monastery founded by a Wallachian prince. Best heard standing in the courtyard facing the church, before you step inside.
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