Lipscani rooftops; looking north on Str. Smârdan toward the Romanian National Bank

Lipscani is a street and a district of Bucharest, Romania, which in the Middle Ages was the most important commercial center of Bucharest and the whole Wallachia. It is located near the ruins of the old Princely Court built by Vlad III the Impaler. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 789 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bucharest User:Jmabel Lipscani Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 789 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bucharest User:Jmabel Lipscani Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, Democratic Party, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2003) 1,921,751[1] Density 9131. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This article is about the region in what is now Southern Romania. ... Curtea Veche Curtea Veche (Old Royal Court) is located in centre of the city of Bucharest, Romania. ... Portrait of Vlad III in the Innsbruck Ambras Castle Vlad III the Impaler (Vlad Å¢epeÅŸ IPA: in common Romanian reference; also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad Drăculea and Kazıklı Voyvoda in Turkish; November or December, 1431 – December 1476) was voivode (prince) of Wallachia, now part of Romania. ...

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It was named after Leipzig (Lipsca in 17th century Romanian), as that was the origin of many of the wares that could be found on the main street. The word lipscan (singular of lipscani) came to mean trader who brought his wares from Western Europe. This article is about the history of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ...

All trades were found in the area, including goldsmiths, hatters, shoemakers, tanners, saddlemakers, etc., many guilds (or isnafuri) having their own street: even nowadays, the nearby streets bear the name of a trade (Blănari = Tanners street, Şelari = Saddlemakers street, etc). A goldsmith creating a new ring A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with precious metals, usually to make jewelry. ... A hatter is a maker or seller of hats. ... Shoemaking is a traditional career/craft, mostly superseded by industrial manufacture of footwear. ... Tanning is the process of making leather from skin. ... The saddles known as English saddles (as opposed to Western saddles) are used throughout the world, not just in England or English-speaking countries. ... A guild is an association of people of the same trade or pursuits (with a similar skill or craft), formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards of workmanship and ethical conduct. ...

Lipscani in winter

During the Communist period, the whole region was scheduled to be demolished. Many of the buildings became neglected, and even nowadays many of them have not been restored for a long time. In the early 21st century, much of the district has been pedestrianized. Lipscani in winter File links The following pages link to this file: Bucharest Categories: GFDL images ... Lipscani in winter File links The following pages link to this file: Bucharest Categories: GFDL images ... The Soviets pressed for inclusion of Romanias heretofore negligible Communist Party in the post-war government, while non-communist political leaders were steadily eliminated from political life. ... Look up Pedestrian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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