Curtea Veche Church was built in 1559 by Mircea the Shepherd; it is Bucharest’s oldest church. The church was much deteriorated during the Turkish campaigns of 1595 and 1658-1659, it was subsequently restored in the beginning of the 18th century just to partially burn down during the 1804 and 1847 fires that desolated a wide part of Bucharest. The church got its actual looks after the 1928 and 1935 restoration works that brought it back close to the former looks. In the niches of the lateral walls belonging to the entrance one can still see a few original frescoes from the time of Stephen Cantacuzino (1714-1715).

Stavropoleos Church. Located just behind the National History Museum on Calea Victoriei, this is one of the most picturesque churches in the city. It was built in 1724 by Greek Monk Ioanikie Stratonikeas (coming from Ostanita Village in Greek Macedonia), as the centerpiece of the caravanserai he also developed here. The church became famous in the region for the beautiful stone carving, as well as for the valuable wood carving inside (the door, the voyevode throne, the altar decoration). The veranda was added in 1730. The inn around it was severely damaged during the 1847 fire, and, even though it was partly restored after 1853, it was demolished in 1871. Next to the church there is a small, beautiful yard surrounded by porticoes on three sides; it was added to the church in 1899, during the restoration done by Architect Ion Mincu. There is a small lapidarium hosted there, with fragments of old sculptures and tombstones, among which the one belonging to the church and inn founder, Monk Ioanikie. The church is one of the best examples of late Brâncoveanu art. GPS - N44 25.905 E26 05.915

Bărăția Church. A Catholic church was mentioned by in documents ever since 1578. In 1637, Voyevode Matei Basarab contributed to the building of a Catholic church in Bucharest, at a time where religious wars flourished in Europe; the church was destroyed by subsequent fires and earthquakes, but it was always rebuilt and restored. Bărăția Tower was built in 1813, with a square shape reminding of Gothic church steeples. In 1833, on the site of the old church, a Franciscan monastery was built. Both the church and the tower were restored after the great earthquake of 1847. The actual looks of the church were given during the restoration in the 1930s, while the tower was restored has been granted this shape during the 1860 restoration. GPS - N44 25.858 E26 06.251

Sfântul Gheorghe Vechi Church. A certain Nedelco built a wooden church here in 1492. In 1562 a counselor of Prince Mircea Ciobanul built the church of bricks. It was rebuilt in 1575-1578, just to be destroyed by Sinan Pașa when he set the city of fire upon retreating, in October 1595. It was rebuilt, it burnt down in 1718 and it was rebuilt again in 1724 by descendants of the initial builders. During the Great Fire of 1847, it burnt again, with only two walls still standing, but it was rebuilt again by the faithful. Reopened in 1849, it was demolished in 1875, when the actual structure was raised and opened in 1881. The iconostasis was designed in the style of Ukrainian Baroque. The buildings around the church hosted a few schools in the 18th and 19th centuries. The church has an interesting courtyard around it, and it is easy to pass along Calea Moșilor and not see it, there is a narrow passage leading to it. GPS - N44 25.851 E26 06.310

Sfântul Gheorghe Nou Church was raised in 1705-1706 on the site where a smaller church had existed. Near the church there used to be the oldest and largest inn in Bucharest: Sfântul Gheorghe Inn. The actual church, raised by King Constantin Brâncoveanu, was surrounded by palaces which were meant for patriarchs and priests, as well as by the buildings of the former inn. Both the inn and the church burnt during the 1847 fire. The inn perished, while the church could be restored. The best part of the church is the veranda with 12 columns bearing the typical decorations for Brâncoveanu style. As he did not obey to the Ottoman rule, Constantin Brâncoveanu was decapitated in Constantinople in 1714, together with his four sons. His wife, Lady Maria, secretly brought his corpse to Bucharest and buried it in 1720 in the church he had raised. She covered his tomb with a stone featuring no inscription, so that the Turks could not find who was buried there, but she also put a votive light made of silver, on which, among the floral decorations, the craftsman wrote: “This candle put in St. Gheorghe the New Church lights the place where Voyevode Constantin Brâncoveanu Basarab lies and it was made by Lady Maria which desired to rest for her eternal sleep here also. July 12, year 7228” (year 7228 from the beginning of the world means year 1720 AD). Only in 1914 the inscription was discovered and people could find out that the voyevode lies in this church. GPS - N44 25.948 E26 06.260

In the same small park with the church lies Kilometer Zero Monument, reinstalled in its place after its being taken away during the Communist regime, as it made reference to provinces which were taken over by the USSR after 1940 (Northern Bukovina - nowadays in Ukraine, respectively Bessarabia - nowadays the Republic of Moldova). GPS - N44 25.962 E26 06.248

Colțea Church. Upon returning from Jerusalem, Mihai Cantacuzino built Sinaia Monastery (around which Sinaia resort developed later on), Râmnicu Sarat Monastery (in Eastern Romania) and Coltea Church in Bucharest. In 1695-1698 he had the church built on a plot of land where an older, wooden church had been built in 1641-1642. Several houses were also set around the church, and they hosted a Slavic - Romanian school. In 1704-1707 he also built a hospital for the poor and homeless. Eventually all this compound was surrounded by a wall and a bell tower endowed with a big clock was added in 1712-1715. The tower (Ro. Turnul Colței) was emblematic for the area at its time, even though it did not live long: damaged by earthquakes in 1802, 1829 and 1838, it was shortened at first, just to be demolished in 1888 to make room for the works needed to have Colțea Street widened. A large hospital was built in 1836-1842 following Architect von Fausser's plans, but in 1867-1888 it was replaced with the one we can see today (Arch. Joseph Schiffer). The church is recommended especially for the original fresco which can still be admired (especially on the veranda walls and cupolas). GPS - N44 26.080 E26 06.189

The Patriarchate Church is the epicenter of the Romanian Orthodox church, a place that gathers thousands of people when there is a major holiday and that overlooks the city from a hill next to Unirea Square; well, actually it tries to do so, as they raised two tall concrete buildings to the sides of the hill, so as to relatively fence off the church from Unirea Square. The main church was built in 1654-1665, as the Orthodox metropolitan headquarters of the Orthodox Church had moved in the city since 1661. The restorations in 1839 and 1962 gave the church the actual looks. Since 1922 the church became the headquarters of the Romanian Patriarchy. Next to the church there was raised the palace of the mitropolites, accomplished in 1708 and expanded during the time of Mitropolite Nifon (1850-1875); today the palace hosts the Patriarchy and its chancellery. Next to the church and its palace there is the Neo-Dorian building of the Patriarchate Palace (1907), which hosted the Senate before it moved to the Palace of the Parliament.