English Passage, passage in Bucharest, Romania
The English Passage is a narrow covered walkway in central Bucharest that connects two major streets. The building has three floors with metal balconies and a glass roof overhead, creating a tight, functional corridor.
A jeweler named Joseph Resch built a house here in 1855. In 1885 it was converted into the English Hotel, and the covered passage connecting the two streets took its name from this establishment.
The name "English" comes from the hotel opened in 1885, which gave the passage its character. Today it feels like a hidden corner where small shops and a tiny pub keep traces of its former life alive.
The entrances to the passage are small and easy to miss, standing only about two meters high. The floor can be slippery when wet, so watch your footing as you walk through this quiet connector between the two main streets.
The writer Panait Istrati worked here as an assistant in 1904, before he became famous. Film directors have used the cramped passage as a backdrop for scenes needing a secretive, hidden feel that most visitors walking through never notice.
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