Manuc's Inn

Hanul lui Manuc seen from the union square, 2005

Hanul Manuc (also Hanul lui Manuc, German inn of Manuc ) is a Grade I listed building in Bucharest.

History

Beginnings under Manuc Bey

The founder of the inn, Manuc Bey (also Manuc Mârzaian ), was born in 1769 in Rusciuc. He received at the time of Sultan Mustafa IV the title Dragoman and Bey. In 1808 he was appointed " Bey of Moldova". In the year 1806, Manuc settled in the capital of Wallachia and had built the inn within two years. The architecture was considered innovative because of the inn did not resemble a fortress, as it was common in the 18th century. The land on which the inn was built, belonged to the late 18th century Curtea Veche to the ( German The Old Princely Court ).

For descriptions of the early 19th century is known that the guest house over 15 underground wine cellar disposal as well as 23 shops on the ground floor and two large lounges, ten huts, bedrooms for servants, kitchens and a tunnel, over 500 people made space in the possessed. On the first floor there are 107 rooms, mainly guest rooms were located. In the courtyard there were a café and a small garden with a fountain. Between the inn and the river Dâmboviţa a stone pier was built. After the channeling of the Dâmboviţa there came other shops.

1811 there was a gathering of dignitaries to end the Russo- Turkish War ( 1806-1812 ) in the inn.

1814 moved Manuc after Hînceşti. He decided in 1816 to sell the inn, but died (probably in a riding accident ), before he could find a buyer. Since Manucs children were still too young, the inn was first abandoned, until 1827 took him Dimitrie D. Dedu and Nicolae Alexiu temporarily in possession.

Earthquake in 1838

On January 11, 1838 earthquake damaged the inn strong. On January 15, recommended Faiser, chief architect of the city to rebuild the inn. Murat, the son Manucs, now heir apparent was that this solution does not agree, because the cost of repairing his opinion were too high. He sold the building in 1841 to the baker Demetrius Iconomidis ( Economu ) and two other people. Demetrius died in 1854. His property was divided among his three sons, who managed the inn until 1860 and then leased to Milan Lomovici. The lease was for four years ( until April 23, 1864) and covered only a portion of the building.

Hotel " Dacia "

In 1861, the inn at Lambru Vasilescu was sold, which invested in the repair of the building. He changed the name in Marele Hotel Dacia (Grand Hotel de la Dacie ). The hotel now had two large halls which were used for larger Bojarenfeste. From 1878, plays were performed in the halls. 1879 took place in the Hotel Dacia instead of a performance of the American illusionist James Lwone, which brought numerous international visitors to Bucharest. Three times a week were held at the hotel masked balls, which were very successful partly due to the occurring there violinist Ludovic Wiest.

1914 deliberated politicians like Take Ionescu, Octavian Goga, Nicolae Barbu Ştefănescu Delavrancea and Filipescu in the hotel via a connection of Transylvania to Romania.

In the years 1848, 1863, 1966-1970, 1991-1992 and 2009, more renovations were carried out on the building.