The Horezu Monastery or Hurezi Monastery was founded in 1690 by Prince

Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714. Biography Ascension A descendant of the Craiovești boyar family and heir through his grandfather Preda of a considerable part of Matei Ba ...

in the town of

Horezu Horezu is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania, about 43 km from Râmnicu Vâlcea. The town administers six villages: Ifrimești, Râmești, Romanii de Jos, Romanii de Sus, Tănăsești and Urșani. The town is well known for ...

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

. It is considered to be a masterpiece of " Brâncovenesc style", known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculpted detail, its treatment of religious compositions, its votive portraits, and its painted decorative works. The monastery has been inscribed by

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on its list of

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. File:Vedere a manastirii din fata - panoramio.jpg File:Ansamblul bisericesc al Manastirii Horezu (UNESCO - 2 mai 2008) - panoramio.jpg Image:Horezu3.JPG File:2 - panoramio - eug.sim.jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (30).jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (20).jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (43).jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (31).jpg Image:Manastirea Horezu by fusion-of-horisons.jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (46).jpg

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UNESCO World Heritage List
- Horezu entry

1690 establishments in Europe

Monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whi ...

Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Vâlcea County Historic monuments in Vâlcea County Brâncovenesc style architecture Religious organizations established in the 1690s Christian monasteries established in the 17th century World Heritage Sites in Romania {{romania-christian-monastery-stub

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