{"id":216978,"date":"2018-11-24T10:57:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T08:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=216978"},"modified":"2018-11-24T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T13:38:44","slug":"ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew-patriarch-daniel-meet-with-romanian-president-klaus-iohannis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew-patriarch-daniel-meet-with-romanian-president-klaus-iohannis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch Daniel meet with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bucharest, November 24, <\/strong>2018 \/ Basilica.ro – His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch Daniel have met with His Excellency the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis at Cotroceni Palace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the first time President Iohannis receives the visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch.<\/p>\n

The Cotroceni Palace<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Cotroceni Palace<\/strong>, the Presidential Administration\u2019s head office, lies in an area with a history back to over three hundred years. Between 1679-1681, in the present location, western Bucharest, on the right side of the Dambovita River, on the Cotroceni Hill, Prince \u015eerban Cantacuzino founded a monastery, after having cleared out a heavily wooded area of the Wallachian Forests (Codrii Vlasiei)<\/p>\n

The Church Dormition of the Theotokos (\u201eAssumption of the Holy Virgin\u201d in western Christianity) and the magnificent princely palace, built in the Baroque style, specific to the western Europe of those days, were noteworthy within \u015eerban Cantacuzino\u2019s foundation.<\/p>\n

In terms of architecture, some key moments are to be mentioned about the ensemble of Cotroceni: the first is related to the name of the founder, \u015eerban Cantacuzino (1678-1688).<\/p>\n