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St. George's church in winter

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This is an important touristic-religious objective from my city. It is St. George (Sf. Gheorghe) church from John the New Monastery (M-rea Sf. Ioan cel Nou) from Suceava, Romania.

More photos: [link]
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It's on UNESCO's world heritage list

Location: Suceava – Northeastern Romania
Address: Str. Ioan Voda Viteazul 2
Nearest train stations: Suceava

Built by Bogdan the 3rd and his son, Stefanita Voda, between 1514 and 1552 to serve as the Metropolitan Church of Moldavia , St. John the New Monastery is nowadays the seat of the Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti.
St. George’s Church houses the relics of Saint John the New, brought to Moldavia by Alexandru cel Bun in 1415. The relics are placed in a silver casket, richly decorated with scenes from the saint’s life. The outstanding exterior frescoes, illustrating scenes from the Old and New Testament, were completed in 1534 during the reign of Petru Rares, a glorious time in the era of religious murals.
The style of St. George’s frescoes resembles those at Moldovita and Humor. Although only some parts of The Hymn of the Dead and the legend of the Prodigal Son can still be seen on the southern wall, the church is nonetheless impressive, especially due to its mosaic roof and belfry tower. (Text from [link])


More about Romanian orthodox churches on UNESCO's world heritage list here: [link]


Made from 7 vertical shots stitched in PS. (I needed to do that because of it's big size and the lack of space, even if I was photographing at a focal range of 18mm*1.5=27mm because of the sensor)

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900x614px 745.53 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D40X
Shutter Speed
2/30 second
Aperture
F/5.0
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Dec 28, 2008, 4:53:46 PM
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Wodewose's avatar
What an extremely interesting and attractive church. :)