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The Șerban Vodă Inn was an inn in Bucharest, Romania, founded by Hospodar Șerban Cantacuzino in the 1680s, it was finally opened for business in 1685. Administered by the Cotroceni Monastery, the inn was, for much of its history, it was the most important one in Bucharest. Like other inns in Bucharest, it was affected by the advent of modern hotels: it was closed around the mid-19th century and it was demolished in 1882 to make way for the current headquarters of the National Bank of Romania. ==Description== While this was not the first inn of Bucharest (such as the older Saint George's Inn), it was on a larger scale than anything Bucharest ever had.〔Potra, p.35〕 The inn served as both warehouses and living quarters for merchants and it may have been inspired by the ''fondachi'' of Venice (such as Fondaco dei Tedeschi and the Fondaco dei Turchi).〔Potra, p.35〕 However Șerban had never been to Venice and his brother, stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino, who studied in Padova, was not in friendly terms with Șerban.〔Potra, p.36〕 Nevertheless, such inns were not unique to Venice and Șerban Cantacuzino may have seen them in Constantinople.〔Potra, p.36〕 It was surrounded by thick walls just like some of the monasteries of Bucharest. Archeological digs around the area showed that the walls had a thickness of one meter, being made out of well-burnt narrow bricks.〔Potra, p.47〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Șerban Vodă Inn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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