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Antim Monastery


The Antim Monastery is located in Bucharest, Romania on Mitropolit Antim Ivireanu Street, no. 29. It was built between 1713 and 1715 by Saint Antim Ivireanu, at that time a Metropolitan Bishop of Wallachia. The buildings were restored by Patriarch Justinian Marina in the 1950s. As of 2005, there are 7 monks living in the Monastery. The monastery also hosts a museum with religious objects and facts about the life of Antim Ivireanu.

Antim Monastery Church

The Bell Tower and Entrance of the Monastery

Council Palace (ro:Palatul Sfintului Sinod)

Building belonging to the Monastery

Detail of an outside column in front of the Church

Door and inscription of the Church

Coordinates: 44°25′34.64″N 26°5′37.69″E / 44.4262889°N 26.0938028°E / 44.4262889; 26.0938028



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