Lipscani

Lipscani
Lipscani Street during the winter of 2012
Former name(s)Ulița Mare (Broad Lane) – until 1750[1]
NamesakeLeipzig
Length970 m (3,180 ft)
FromAnghel Saligny Street (Sector 5)
ToCalea Moșilor (Sector 3)
Construction
Completion1589
Other
Known forNightlife
StatusPedestrianised

Lipscani is a street and a district of Bucharest, Romania, which from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century was the most important commercial area of the city and Wallachia. It is located near the ruins of the old Princely Court built by Vlad III the Impaler.[2][3]

  1. ^ Florin Stoican (1 May 2012). "Povești și legende din CENTRUL ISTORIC: raiul negustorilor, plăcinta cu carne de om și primii mititei din istorie". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  2. ^ "Gândul vă prezintă HARTA NOUĂ A CENTRULUI VECHI AL CAPITALEI: peste 140 de restaurante, baruri şi locuri de distracţie din cel mai nou pol de atracţie al Bucureștilor" (in Romanian). Gândul. 28 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Pe Lipscani, Crăciunul va fi ca la Viena. Iată de ce" (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012.