The place called At the Citadel, located near the intersection of Schitu Magureanu and Stirbei Vodă streets, is a point of interest of Cișmigiu Park. This place is full of mysteries and a series of urban legends have appeared around it.
In fact, this “citadel” represents the ruins of a former monastery. It is said that it was built in 1756 by the logofat C. Văcărescu. It is also said that a secret tunnel started from here (from the area of the first vault next to the street) that connected the Crețulescu Palace *, under Cișmigiu, to the shore full of hiding places of Dâmbovița.
*The Crețulescu Palace is a historic palace located near Cișmigiu Park in Bucharest, sector 1, located on the side facing Știrbei Vodă Street. The castle was built on a land inhabited since the Bronze Age. In this region, numerous archaeological vestiges from that era were discovered, as well as traces of Roman camps.
