... lot of guilds and shops came into being, and that is hy the area ould be populated ith goldsmiths, hatters, shoemakers, tanners, furriers, saddlemakers, grocers a.o. Many streets in the area still bear the names of those tradesmen and craftsmen. Along ith the Romanians, there ere communities of Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian, Armenian, Jeish, Albanian and Austrian merchants. This mixture of nationalities is relevant for the flourishing trade relationships established in old Bucharest, to the benefit of both shopkeepers and customers. If one takes an imaginary trip back into time, he or she can see the shopkeepers out in the street near their stores, for they never stood behind the counter they ould atch people from the outside, encourage them to buy their merchandise, negotiate prices ith them, for each pedestrian could be a possible customer, and thus contribute to their ealth. Luxury and poverty, expensive and cheap commodities ere mixed up in the same manner in hich the Eastern orld ould meet the estern one in this part of Europe.There ere many inns built in the area for the tradesmen ho ould stop by for business in Bucharest, or ould be on their ay to other cities and fairs. Most of the formely knon inns have not resisted to the test of time others can still be seen, like the Inn ith Lime Trees 1833 or the Manucs Inn 1808 - see also presentation.hen alking along the by-streets of Lipscani, one can still be impressed by the architecture of the one-storey houses built in different styles Renaissance, Baroque, Neo Classic, or sometimes a mixture of them all, ith their fine ornaments, baroque balconies, classic faades and eclectic decorations. At the end of Lipscani St., there is the Smardan St., here one can find some banks built in the 19th century, i.e. the National Bank built beteen 1883-1885, and conceived by architects Albert Galleron and Cassien Bernard in neo-classic French style, Ion Tiriac Bank, the Bank for Agriculture.After having left the Smardan St., one reaches the Stavropoleos St., ell-knon for the famous Stavropoleos Church built in 1724 by the Greek monk Ioanichie, in late brancovan style see its vegetal decorations the belt ith floral motives, columns ith floers. Near the church, there is a chiostro, a yard ith three covered sides, in hich there are columns, slabs and tombstones. The chiostro as designed by one of the most prominent Romanian architects, Ion Mincu ho also restored the church in 1899.here Stavropoleos St. meets Victoriei Avenue, there is a famous restaurant and beer house, i.e. The Beer Cart 1879. Both its faades and interiors are built in Neo-gothic style see pavement, columns, arches, chandeliers, ooden staircase, furniture, mural paintings on the alls and the ceiling. This place as much sought by famous Romanian literary and political figures, ho ould often meet there and discuss topical matters of their time over a mug of beer.A bit farther, across the street, on the Victoriei Avenue, stands the Palace of the Savings Bank, an imposing and ell-balanced edifice built in the French academic eclectic style by architect Paul Gottereau. The palace has a square shape, a large central dome ith metallic ribs separated by glass, hich allos natural light to come in there are also four smaller domes, hereas the main entrance has a monumental archay, supported on both sides by to pillars in composite style.Going back to Smardan St., one can admire the richly-decorated building of the Fashion House 1881 built in neo-classic style combined ith Renaissance elements. The interiors are as luxurious as one can expect for a fashion house marble staircase, columns ith gilt ornanemts, stained-glass.The Lipscani commercial area as developed around the Old Princely Court placed in the Princely St. the present French St., the oldest one in Bucharest. It used to be paved ith oak beams by order of Prince Constantin Brancoveanu in 1692, and as designed to link his Princely Court to the Mogosoaia Bridge todays Victoriei Avenue, hich led right to Brancoveanus summer residence at Mogosoaia. The oak beams come from the rich forests around Bucharest can still be seen at the entrance of Manucs Inn 1804-1808, in the close neighbourhood of the present-day ruins of the Old Princely Court.May you ish to buy a souvenir like an antique, an art, or a Romanian folk object, glassare, a household commodity, or ould you look after a fine lady fur coat, the small shops in the Lipscani area are there to please you.5PStabjs8i16àa01bcSSSSSS56CJaJ56CJsaJ56CJtaJ56
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