"The Annunciation" - Schitul Maicilor ["Nuns Hermitage"] Church
<p>finished in 1726 
</p><p>One of several Bucharest churches moved from their original location during the communist dictatorship and dumped behind new highrise buildings. 
</p><p>After the devastating earthquake of 1977 Nicolae Ceausescu realized that he can remodel Bucharest on a large scale. An area larger than historic Venice in several beautiful residential neighborhoods was demolished to make way for a new administrative center. In total more than 30 churches were demolished all over the town during that time. After a unique, brave and singular protest of several historians only 7 historically important churches were "saved" by relocation behind large buildings, to make them "invisible". The translation was technically done by first pouring a reenforced concrete foundation underneath the church and then slowly moving it to the new location on rails. 
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People used to joke back then that Bucharest was the only city in the world to have its own unique traffic sign: CAUTION, CROSSING CHURCHES [like the deer crossing sign]
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