Stock photography picture of Moldovita church painted christian orthodox monastery exterior view from Romania

AKW4XX - Licenced Caption Moldovita church painted christian orthodox monastery exterior view from Romania Description Moldovita Monastery was founded in 1532 by the Ruler Petru Rares, Stefan the Great’s illegitimate son. At first there was a fortified stone church erected by Alexander the Kind-Hearted (1400-1432), between 1402 and 1410, but it collapsed at the beginning of the 16th century because of the very heavy rains and ground sliding; its ruins can still be seen today. The Moldovita Monastery, the one we can see today, was rebuilt on safer ground, on the valley of the Moldovita River. The monastery consists of a fortified quadrangular enclosure with towers, thick walls (6 m high, 1.2 m wide) and brawny gates, with a magnificent painted church at its center. The second (after Humor) and the last church with open porch, hidden place above the burial-vault, recesses in the apses and niches under the cornice - elements specific to the monuments of Stephen the Great's period. The Gothic-style windows and doors have pointed arched-frames, trefoil rosettes, and the carved stone plinth represents a resting-place. The plan of the building is trefoiled, the narthex vault is supported by eight arches instead of four. A valuable monument is the - clisiarnitza- built in 1612 with the zeal of the bishop Efrem de Radauti, and used as residence, school for copyists-miniaturists and a safe place for the monastic treasure. The surrounding wall has battlements above the wall passage and fortified towers, the passageway arcade was adorned with rosettes and floral motifs in the 17th century, under the influence of the style used at the Dragomirna Monastery. Keywords Outdoor,, travel,, tour,, tour,, vacation,, wonderful,, destination,, carpathian,, interesting,, European,, Eastern,, East,, holiday,, belief,, faith,, landscape,, interest,, specific,, relax,, conviction,, faithfulness,, belief,, romanian,, magazine,, brochure,, walking,, walk,, hike,, painted,, paint,, mural,, fresco,, calendar,, escape,