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adema29 Says: Putna, included on Unesco's list of world heritage monuments, is the first of several monasteries founded by Stephen the Great. The story says that Stephen went...
Club de munte: Restaurant in Gura Humorului
adema29 Says: If you preffer a dinner or lunch in an ellegant restaurant, then go to the restaurant of the hotel "Club de munte"- Best Western Bucovina. Ellegant interiors,...
hydronetta Says: In most of the monasteries in Bucovina you'll be required along with your entrance ticket to pay a little extra to take photos.Unfortunately as stated in signs,...
hydronetta Says: I was astonished by the beauty of the icons of Christ and Mary displayed on the iconostasis. having seen a lot of Byzantine icons I could tell that they...
Humore monastery: Martyrs' frescos
hydronetta Says: It is very usual in Orthodoxy to have frescos that display the martyrdom of saints. This despite sometimes may look very cruel, it is considered very inspiring...
hydronetta Says: The Humor church though smaller in scale it shares the same three-cusped plan proper to most other painted monasteries.The interior is richly decorated by...
Humor monastery: Exterior frescos
hydronetta Says: Another famous exterior painting, is the Hymn to the Virgin, has been inspired by the poem written by Patriarch Serghei of Constantinople, and dedicated to the...
Humor monastery: Exterior frescos (1)
hydronetta Says: Humor Monastery was among the first churches to be painted. Its frescos are due to Toma of Suceava and were performed in 1535. Humor is mainly painted in...
hydronetta Says: 6km north of Gura Humorului, Humor’s monastery church consecrated to the Assumption of the Virgin was built in 1530 by Chancellor Teodor Bubuiog on the site of...
hydronetta Says: One of the most beautiful Romanian Easter traditions is painted eggs commemorating the Resurrection of Christ.This is traditional even for other parts of...
hydronetta Says: Divided into 3 chambers in a row, the church interior is densely and beautifuly decorated. The iconostasis is impressive as well but the the main icons are not...
Voronet south exterior paintings (3)
hydronetta Says: The south exterior is completed by a list of saints and very interesting (but not unusual in Byzantine art) by ancient greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato...
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