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

AKW51P - Licenced Caption Sucevita church painted christian orthodox monastery exterior view from Romania Description Sucevita Monastery, the last one to be built, is the largest and finest of the painted monasteries of Bucovina. "A Poem in Green and Light", it has its thousands of painted images on a background of emerald green. The fortress legacy of these mountain monasteries is nowhere clearer than inside and outside the massive walls at Sucevita. Set in a beautiful green valley- it is fortified like a citadel with watchtowers at its four corners. It is a square-shaped compound, surrounded by a wall of 100 meters on each side, six-meter high and three-meter thick. The monastery was erected in 1581 by Gheorghe Movila, Bishop of Radauti and consecrated to the Assumption in 1584. Under the rule of Petru Schiopul (1582-1591), the Movila brothers, having become the prince’s councilors and growing more affluent, started the construction of the vast monastery. Ieremia Movila added to the church two open porches (to the North and to the South); he also built massive houses, thick surrounding walls and defense towers. The legend has it that an old woman had been working there for thirty years, carrying in her ox wagon stone for the construction of the monastery. This is the reason why a female head is carved on a black stone in the monastery's yard. 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,