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It was one of the first churches built in the time of Matei Basarab, on a rectangular plan without a porch, with a bell tower on the pronaos, a tower that collapsed in the 19th century, but was replaced by a wooden one. Here it is a tomb plaque from 1654. Paying special attention to the monuments of Târgoviște, Constantin Brâncoveanu repaired and repainted the church of Buzinca.

The shrine that we see today built in 1768 replaced an older wooden church "made by the Metropolitan Father Theodosius". It is, of course, about the metropolitan of the Romanian Country, Theodosius, who founded the first church here, probably during his first pastorate (1668-1672). Considered the last hall church of the medieval era built in Târgoviște, the church with the dedication of Saints Athanasius and Cyril is called picturesque by the locals "St. Tanase ". It is a building of modest size, made up of pronaos, nave and apse of the altar.

The church "Saints Emperors" from Târgoviste, founded on September 15th , 1650 by Matei Basarab and his wife Elena is of great architectural value by its proportions, by the external architecture, by the interior architecture, also having an extremely valuable interior painting.

The Geartoglu church was built in the first part of the 15th century, over the artifacts of a wooden church from the 14th century. The church was built on the place of a wooden church. It is located in the center of the city, opposite the imposing assembly of the Stelea Monastery, at a very short distance from the Old Center and the Pricely Court, in the middle of one of the oldest neighborhoods of Târgoviște, the former " The Bottom Fair” (“Târg de Jos"). It was the place where was held prisoner for one night, in the chamber at the top of the tower, Tudor Vladimirescu.

In the south-east area of the former Stelea monastery, about 50 m distance from the current church, it was known, according to local tradition, that some foundations of an 1580 old building of the Stelea backbone were kept hidden in the ground and , for this reason, is called "Old Stelea" by citizens of Targoviste. Dating: end of 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century (Wooden Church) the second place, built in the second half of the fifteenth century, after 1459, of a triconcile plan, destroyed in 1595, rebuilt on the second half of 17th century, the last restoration in 1645, with the foundation construction of Vasile Lupu.

Catholic Community from Târgoviste is very old, its beginnings coexist with the beginnings of Târgoviște Citadel (reign of Mircea the Elder). Historical data about existence of this Community have been emerging since 1457. Over the course of history, as parishes of catholic community from here were the superiors of Franciscan monastery from city, until 1867, when the church and nearby monastery were handed over to Apostolic Vicariate of Bucharest, in exchange for a fixed amount of money as compensation. The first Catholic church, built in place of present one, it has been mentioned in documents since 1532. Francesco della Valle Padovan wrote in 1532 that at Târgoviste ”it was a church of St. Francisc, with several observant Franciscan monks, who make church ceremony according to rules of Catholic Church”. This church is still mentioned in 1813 and 1836, despite eight fires suffered. Several voivodes (rulers) supported its recovery, last one being Constantin Brâncoveanu, in 1698.

Saint Nicolae Andronesti Church has been inspired by Neagoe Basarab foundation, Saint Gheorghe Church with the same planimetric and monumental plastic structure. The church plan was initially formed by square pronaos covered in the middle of 17th century with a calotte supported on the arc in the console, to which is added a rectangular nave and apse of the altar, circular inside. This was added to the west by a porch with eight masonry pillars, octagonal section and rounded with a semi-cylinders crosswise arranged, reinforced with two double arcs. Its medieval pictures, preserved until now, particularly impresses the visitors.

Saint Nicolae - Simuleasa Church is a XVII century medieval church and it was built, according to the inscription written by Jupan Mirco, with his wife, Ioana and his family, on a triconc plan. One of the valuable elements of the church architecture is the portal of stone entrance, with accolade profile shape of the upper part, which initially was in the western wall of the narthex. Above the entrance, with letters dug in stone and blackened by time, stands the writing of 1654.

Small in size, the building originally served as a courtyard church of the Cantacuzino family, and its architecture enchants us with the Brancovean elements, specific to the era. The church also hosts a small exhibition with icons, books and objects of priceless worship.

Located on the street with the same name, the Kretzulescu Church has a particular peculiarity among the monuments of ecclesiastical architecture by the fact that it uses many elements of Gothic architecture, taken from the old Catholic church nearby (portal, frames). Archaeological research undertaken in 2001 and 2002 has shown that the church had a painting that precedes the present one. When it was made was not known, it is certain that the painting’s remnants were discovered under the floor in 1861.

It is a small church built in the first half of the fourteenth century. In the time of Mircea the Old (Mircea cel Batran), in 1394 it was burned to the ground by Baiazid's troops. Today the interior is covered with a painting made between 1993-1995. Under the present church was discovered a wooden church from the fourteenth century. The church is today the sexton of the Valahia University in Târgoviște.

It was built in 1654 by Udriște Năsturel and is located in the old center of the city. It is the only church whose name, very suggestive and rarely, shows strictly economic concerns of those who laid the foundations of the settlement. The tower above the nave, collapsed at the earthquake in 1940, was restored and painted in the traditional style by Prof. Vasile Blendea. The facades present a beautiful combination of elements of old tradition in the architecture of the Romanian Country with those from Moldova, when the church of the Stelea monastery was built.

Monument of great architectural importance, representative of the religious building of the medieval Târgoviște, the church bearing the dedication of Saints Voivodes and Archangels Michael and Gavril is located in the immediate vicinity of the perimeter of the old center. Beside, immediately to the north, it was the house where Ion Heliade Radulescu born, name that was later given to this street.

The Church of St. George was built by the saint ruler Neagoe Basarab, who decided at the beginning of his reign to build a small church above a well. It seems that the voivode's plan was to keep part of the treasure in this hideout, both the eyes of the Turks and those of the boyars. The church is rectangular, initially without a porch. An important feature of the church plan is the apse of the altar that has a shaft edge.

The story of the current Metropolitan of Târgoviște begins in the sixteenth century, when the Romanian Country's ruler, Neagoe Basarab, decided, at the advice of Patriarch Nifon, to move the metropolis from the Court of Argeș to Târgoviște. Today, we remember the story of the biggest and most beautiful church of the city of Targoviste, of its erection, as well as of the centuries that passed over it, until its uninspired demolition in 1889 and the building of the present church of the current Metropolitan Church built according to the plans of the French architect Lecomte du Nouy. The Metropolitan Church of Târgoviște is a representative tourist objective of the central area of the city and a cultural and historical landmark for our country.

Among the medieval churches, the White Church has a special story that begins in the sixteenth century and continues nowadays. It bears this name to distinguish it from the Red Church, built by the village headman Coanda in 1545. The White Church belongs to the category of hall-type churches, with a single ship and rectangular plan, characterized by the absence of lateral apses, a construction technique frequently spread in the Balkan architecture. This kind of church is the living proof of an ancient capital, a fascinating history, and conveys a rich historical and cultural wealth that we are proud of.