{"id":413463,"date":"2023-01-31T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=413463"},"modified":"2023-01-31T14:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:50:26","slug":"restoration-works-reveal-vestiges-of-princely-academy-founded-by-st-constantine-brancoveanu-in-bucharest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/restoration-works-reveal-vestiges-of-princely-academy-founded-by-st-constantine-brancoveanu-in-bucharest\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration works reveal vestiges of Princely Academy founded by St Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu in Bucharest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The first phase of a project to consolidate and repair the Palace of the University of Bucharest concluded with discovering the remnants of the institution&#8217;s ancestor, the Princely Academy of St. Sava Monastery in Bucharest, in the inner courtyard of the edifice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was the first higher education school in Wallachia, founded in 1694 by ruler prince Saint Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu.<\/p>\n<p>According to SC Erba\u0219u, the walls have been preserved with geotextile and re-covered with soil for conservation purposes throughout the building&#8217;s consolidation and restoration work.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_413009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413009\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restaurarea-universitatii-din-bucuresti-a-descoperit-ruinele-vechii-academii-domnesti-de-la-sf-sava-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-413009 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restaurarea-universitatii-din-bucuresti-a-descoperit-ruinele-vechii-academii-domnesti-de-la-sf-sava-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-413009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: SCC Erba\u0219u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The works are carried out by Erba\u0219u Constructions in association with two other companies and financed by the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration through the National Investment Company.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_413011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413011\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restaurarea-universitatii-din-bucuresti-a-descoperit-ruinele-vechii-academii-domnesti-de-la-sf-sava-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-413011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/restaurarea-universitatii-din-bucuresti-a-descoperit-ruinele-vechii-academii-domnesti-de-la-sf-sava-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-413011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: SCC Erba\u0219u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The repair of the largest educational structure in Romania will involve structural reinforcement, roof restoration, fa\u00e7ade restoration, restoration of historical decorations, removal of moisture and infiltration, and installation of an architectural lighting system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_413013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413013\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biserica-de-la-sf-sava-in-1864.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-413013 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biserica-de-la-sf-sava-in-1864.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"439\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-413013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Church and Academy at St. Sava Monastery photographed in 1864. Source: Once Upon a Time in Bucharest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The monastic cells and the church of St. Sava Monastery were located across the street from the former Princely Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Photography courtesy of SCC Erba\u0219u<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basilicanews\">@BasilicaNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first phase of a project to consolidate and repair the Palace of the University of Bucharest concluded with discovering the remnants of the institution&#8217;s ancestor, the Princely Academy of St. Sava Monastery in Bucharest, in the inner courtyard of the edifice. 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