Hanul Manuc
| Hanul Manuc | |
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 Hanul lui Manuc as seen from Unification Square, 2005 |
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| Data | |
| place | Bucharest |
| Client | Manuc Bey |
| Construction year | 1806 |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 25 '46.4 " N , 26 ° 6' 7.4" E |
Hanul Manuc (also Hanul lui Manuc , German Gasthof des Manuc ) is a listed building in Bucharest .
history
Beginnings under Manuc Bey
The founder of the inn, Manuc Bey (also Manuc Mârzaian ), was born in Rusciuc in 1769 . He received the titles Dragoman and Bey at the time of Sultan Mustafa IV . In 1808 he was named "Bey der Moldau". In 1806 Manuc settled in the capital of Wallachia and had the inn built within two years. The architecture was considered innovative, as the inn did not resemble a fortress, as was common in the 18th century. The property on which the inn was built belonged to the Curtea Veche (German Der Alte Fürstenhof ) until the end of the 18th century .
From descriptions from the early 19th century it is known that the inn had 15 underground wine cellars as well as 23 shops on the ground floor and two large lounges, ten huts, bedrooms for servants, kitchens and a tunnel that could accommodate over 500 people. There were 107 rooms on the first floor, mostly guest rooms. In the courtyard there was a café and a small garden with a fountain. A stone pier was built between the inn and the Dâmbovița river . After the canalization of the Dâmboviţa, more shops were opened there.
In 1811 a meeting of dignitaries took place in the inn to end the Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812) .
In 1814 Manuc moved to Hînceşti . He decided to sell the inn in 1816, but died (probably from a riding accident) before he could find a buyer. Since Manuc's children were still too young, the inn remained ownerless until Dimitrie D. Dedu and Nicolae Alexiu took it over temporarily in 1827.
Earthquake in 1838
On January 11, 1838, an earthquake severely damaged the inn. On January 15th, Faiser , the city's chief architect , recommended that the inn be rebuilt. Murat, the son of Manuc, now the rightful heir, disagreed with this solution as the cost of repairs was, in his opinion, too high. He sold the building in 1841 to the baker Demetrius Iconomidis (Economu) and two other people. Demetrius died in 1854. His fortune was divided among his three sons, who ran the inn until 1860 and then rented it to Milan Lomovici . The lease was valid for four years (until April 23, 1864) and only covered part of the building.
Hotel "Dacia"
In 1861 the inn was sold to Lambru Vasilescu , who invested in the repair of the building. He changed the name to Marele Hotel Dacia ( Grand Hotel de la Dacie ). The hotel now had two large halls that were used for larger boyar celebrations . From 1878, plays were performed in the halls. In 1879 a performance by the American illusionist James Lwone took place in the Hotel Dacia , which brought numerous international visitors to Bucharest. Masked balls were held three times a week in the hotel, which were very successful, among other things, because of the violinist Ludovic Wiest performing there.
In 1914, politicians such as Take Ionescu , Octavian Goga , Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea and Nicolae Filipescu consulted in the hotel about connecting Transylvania to Romania.
In the years 1848, 1863, 1966–1970, 1991–1992 and 2009 major renovations were carried out on the building.
Web links
- Romanian Travel Guide: Manuc's Inn , in English
- Ziarul de Duminică, Emanuel Badescu: Politică secretă, trădare, jaf și crimă la Hanul lui Manuc , December 16, 2010, in Romanian
- Adevărul : Destinație Conacul armeanului care a lucrat împotriva noastră , June 15, 2012, in Romanian
- Amos News, Ștefania Stan: Amintirile Bucurescilor: Hanul lui Manuc , November 2008, in Romanian, part 1 • 2 • 3 • 4
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monument number B-II-mA-18788