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Photo Gallery: Romania
Bucovina -- The painted churches
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Sucevita (soo-cheh-VEETS-ah), the last of the great
monasteries to be built in Bucovina. This is a view of one of the citadel towers.
(June/July 1998) |
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| The beautiful frescoes
on the Sucevita church, depicting both biblical scenes and historical battles, were
painted by two brothers in the late 16th century. (June/July 1998) |
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| If you look closely, you
can see the graffiti that defaces many of the lower frescoes. Much of it is Cyrillic
characters, carved by Soviet troops while they were "protecting" the
monasteries. (June/July 1998) |
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| When Stefan cel Mare
suffered a terrible defeat in battle, he came here to find solace and advice from a wise
hermit. The cave, near Putna, is now a shrine. (June/July 1998) |
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