Archaeological evidence shows that the area where Bucharest City exists now is an old cradle of civilization.
Artifacts from the Neolithic age, artifacts confirming the presence of inhabitants after the retreat of the Roman administration (271 - 275) from the originally Dacian territories which were conquered in 105 - 106, were found.
Archaeology shows that, during the IIIth - XIIIth centuries, a village inhabited by farmers and agriculturalists was flourishing on this land.
In the second half of the XIVth century, a fortress having brick walls was built here.
Replacing this brick wall fortress, Vlad III built, in 1458 - 1459, a citadel having stone walls. With his citadel begins the history of The Bucharest Old Court Palace.
In the document issued by Vlad III on the 20th September 1459, the name "Bucuresti" is stated regarding the stone wall citadel he had built. So far, it is the oldest known document in which the name "Bucuresti" is mentioned.
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| Vlad III, Voivode of Wallachia (1448; 1456-1462; 1476) Painting dated 16th century Museum at Ambras Castle, Innsbruck, Austria credit: Public domain |
Vlad III is also known as Vlad Tepes / Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula.
It is believed that Bram Stoker named his literary creation, Count Dracula the vampire, being inspired by the Vlad III's patronymic, Dracula.
The period of maximum thrivingness of The Old Court Palace was during the reign of Constantin Brancoveanu.
He largely rebuilt it and redecorated it.
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| Constantin Brancoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (1688-1714) Illustration in the Dictionary of Varinus Favorinus, 1712 Author of the illustration: Alessandro della Via credit: Public domain |
Constantin Brancoveanu strongly encouraged arts, architecture, culture.
In 1798, the area of The Bucharest Old Court Palace was divided into lots and sold by auction to boyars and merchants.
The Bucharest Old Court Palace, today The Old Court Palace Museum, is the oldest feudal monument in Bucharest.
Source of the here-above presented history information: The Old Court Palace Museum
Photographs taken during The Medieval Festival "The Princely Court", which took place within
The Bucharest Old Court Palace Museum in the autumn of 2015
The Medieval Festival "The Princely Court" is organized by The Museum of Bucharest City - The Old Court Palace Museum
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