It would seem that what could be interesting here? Simple, modest, ordinary. Ordinary little churches that are easy to find in any Russian village. A three-petalled chapel, a bell tower above it, a covered porch, paintings, icons. A layout that repeats itself from time to time. But this is only at first glance. First of all, you are amazed at the originality of the architectural form. The Romanian church is a mixture of Art Nouveau, Baroque, Novgorod style and Gothic (the first two points are very strange: almost all the painted churches were built under the Lord Peter Raresh (1522-1549), when there were no such styles). Tellingly, each church is dominated by one of these styles. And secondly, the churches of the period before the 17th century (actually called painted) are characterized by external frescoes. Strangely enough, they are located on the facade of the building (!). All this makes the Romanian (or rather Moldovan: all these churches are located in the historical Romanian Republic of Moldova, which is twice the size of the state of the same name) style unique and stunning, especially when it comes to:
1. The Annunciation Cathedral (Moldovica monastery). It is made in a style close to Naryshkin Baroque, which for some reason appeared a century earlier. The painting is also unique: She appears to the reverent pilgrim through the pages of a book.
2. The Church of St. George the Victorious (Voronets Monastery). It is considered something like the Moldovan Sistine Chapel. You can see the Baroque with a touch of modernism in it. On the walls of the church there is a painting from 1547 on a theme such as the Last Judgment. A touch of oriental miniature style gives the painting scenes an unusual horror. But Bishop Stephen the Third, who is resting here, does not care about this: he still sits at the right of the Lord as a fighter for the freedom of the Moldovan people and the Christian faith (and not without success).
3. Churches of the Sucevica monastery. It was built in the early 17th century, when the tradition of painted churches had already been interrupted. There is a striking fresco on the cornice, the stairway to Heaven, surrounded by red-winged angels. On each step of it are written words denoting virtues, and sinners fall between the steps. A great incentive to stick to these virtues! Of course, the Austrian soldiers in the 18th century tainted them with graffiti, but that's okay. On the contrary, it adds color and gives the heavenly frescoes an affinity to the human world.
4. The church in Arbor. You can see that there is a Novgorod style with elements of modernism. The tall church building, though rather modest in architecture, is completely covered with striking frescoes on biblical subjects. The interior painting is also striking. Where else in Moldova, in the Orthodox Church, will you find Renaissance motifs? Where did they come from in the depiction of archangels? One can only guess about this.
5. The church of the monastery of Khumor. The painting of this church surprises with its extraordinary cruelty: sea monsters digesting sinners, angels beheading demons, and an abundance of severed heads in general. Direct evidence that the war between Hell and Heaven will be eternal. Find the latest updates and features for cryptocurrency trading on https://www.tradeogre.us/ .