Casa Hagi Prodan Traditional Cache
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[RO]: Casa Hagi Prodan, situata pe strada Democratiei nr 2, este unul din simbolurile orasului Ploiesti, fiind una din putinele constructii de secol XVIII care se mai pastreaza si azi.
Locuinta a fost ridicata in 1785 pentru mesterul caldarar Hagi Ioan Prodan (mai exista posibilitatea sa fi fost cumparata de acesta) fiind la acea vreme, una din cele mai impunatoare case din Ploiesti.
Pentru Valahia, secolul XVIII inseamna domnii fanariote si o puternica influenta otomana in viata cotidiana, iar acesta realitate poate fi citita in planul acestei casei.
Parterul se compune din 4 camere (sufrageria, dormitorul stapanilor, dormitorul copiilor si bucataria de iarna) plus ”sacnasiul”, o incapere usor iesita in afara, spre actuala strada I.A.Bassarabescu, avand ferestre pe fiecare latura.
Tot in spate exista o usa si o scara care fac legatura dintre bucataria de iarna si gradina.
Fatada, in schimb, are o prispa specifica arhitecturii taranesti, avand in centrul sau un foisor cu balustrada sculptata in lemn. Pe sub foisor se intra in pivnita din caramida, prin partea estica a zidariei se urca la parter, iar prin cealalta parte se coboara la subsol, unde in urma cu doua secole locuiau robii tigani, iar azi este unul din cele mai cautate baruri din oras :).
[EN]: The Hagi Prodan House, located on no.2 Democratiei Street, is one of the symbols of Ploiesti and one of the few buildings that has lasted since the 18th century.
The house was built in 1785 for the great boiler-maker Hagi Ioan Prodan (there also exists the possibility that he bought the house) and, at that time, was one of the most imposing houses in Ploiesti.
For Walachia, the XVIII century meant Phanariot rule and an overwhelming Turkish influence in the daily life which can be seen in the architectural plans of the house.
The ground floor consists of 4 rooms (the living room, the masters’ sleeping room, that of the children and the winter kitchen) along with a room which was built in such a manner that overlooked the present I. A. Bassarabescu, having windows on every side. There also exist a door and a stairway that make the connection with the winter kitchen and the garden.
However, the front side has a porch specific to the rural architecture, and in the middle, a balcony with the balustrade sculpted in wood. Underneath the balcony is the entrance to the cellar, on the East side of the building you can reach the ground level, and on the other you can go to the basement, where, two centuries ago lived gipsy slaves and nowadays is one of the popular pubs in town.
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