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One of the few areas in Bucharest to survive the Ceaușescu years, the Lipscani neighbourhood is an authentic area in the rapidly changing Romanian capital.
Lipscani is actually a street named after Leipzig (Lipsca in old Romanian), the German city from where many goods were imported that were traded in this area. A lot of traditional professionals lived here: shoemakers, tanners, goldsmiths, etc. Currently, the main building is the National Bank, an enormous and new structure. When you turn a corner from Lipscani going south, you immediately enter the historic quarter. Cobble-stone streets, old houses - most of which badly in need of repair, some empty, some still inhabited. The atmosphere changes, too: from the busy streets with lots of traffic you end up in the village-like, laid back streets of this picturesque area.
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