The National Bank of Romania (BNR - Banca Națională a României) stands on the site of one of am old famous buildings: Hanul Șerban Vodă. From 1678 until 1883 it was the home of various activities: from a pub to an inn and to a girl's dormitory! After two fires gutted the building, the land was levelled and in 1883 work began on the BNR, completed to the designs of French architects Cassien Bernard and Albert Galleron in 1885. Built in a French, neo-classical style, the building boasts a facade with Corintian columns, and an enormous central banking hall. The passing of time has seen the building become rather hemmed in, but it remains a classic worthy of admiration.
Address: Str. Lipscani 25
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