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Manuc's Inn
In the area of the present streets of Lipscani and
Stavropoleos, there used to be a great number of inns, which were part and
parcel of the flourishing commercial world of Bucharest on the 16th and 19th
centuries.
Manuc's Inn raised in 1808 by a wealthy
Armenian, Emanuel Mārzaian, called by the Turks Manuc-bei
(prince). They say that Manuc, a rich adventurer, who was also a merchant and a
political man, was the owner of a fabulous fortune made up of money, gems,
houses, shops, estates and even mountains.
In old times, Manuc's Inn was a meeting and a
resting place for tradesmen and tradeswomen; it was known for its noise, dirt
and many carts.
It is at Manuc's Inn that preliminary talks of
the Peace Treaty that put an end to the 1806-1812 Russian-Turkish war* were held
in 1812.
Manuc's Inn, one of the most beautiful samples of old town
architecture preserved in Wallachia, stretches partially over the
territory once held by the Old Princely Court.
Manuc Inn is impressive through its surface
(10,000 sum ) and its big number of stables and guest - rooms used in the past.
At present, Manuc's Inn has preserved, to a large extent, its
old style and flavor, it now serves as a hotel with a restaurant, a wine cellar,
and a cake shop.
Just like in the old days, there are shops on the
outer side of its ground floor. When one walks into the inn's yard, you
would step on an oak beam bridge and thus get a glimpse on how streets in
Bucharest might have looked in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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