World Heritage Identification Number: 598
World Heritage since: 1993
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Churches of Moldavia: A Testament to Byzantine Art and Moldavian Architecture
The Churches of Moldavia, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, offer a captivating glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of the Moldavian region in Romania. This collection of eight churches, dating from the late 15th to the late 16th centuries, stands as a testament to the fusion of Byzantine art and Moldavian architecture that flourished during the Principality of Moldavia.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
These eight churches of northern Moldavia, built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century, their external walls covered in fresco paintings, are masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art. They are authentic and particularly well preserved. Far from being mere wall decorations, the paintings form a systematic covering on all the facades and represent complete cycles of religious themes.Their exceptional composition, the elegance of the characters, and the harmony of the colors blend perfectly with the surrounding countryside. The interior and exterior walls of the Church of the Suceviţa Monastery are entirely decorated with mural paintings of the 16th century, and this church is the only one to show a representation of the ladder of St John Climacus.
Encyclopedia Record: Churches of Moldavia
The north of the Moldavia region in Romania preserves numerous religious buildings as a testimony of the Moldavian architectural style developed in the Principality of Moldavia starting from the 14th century.Additional Site Details
Area: Not available
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 47.7783333333 , 25.7127777778
