Etched gravestone, back

with portrait of the deceased in local shepards' attire. He must have been an important man, and did he bring electricity to the area? Note the wires.

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Voronet Monastery

June 29th 2009
The most famous of Romania's "Painted Monasteries" Romania's "Painted Monasteries" are UNESCO World Heritage monuments. Perhaps the most famous and stunning of the painted monasteries is Voronet. Widely known throughout Europe as "the Sistine Chapel of the East" due to its interior and exterior wall paintings, this monastery offers an abundance of frescoes featuring an intense shade o ... read more

Europe » Romania » Bucovina » Suceava » Gura Humorului

The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more

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