Moldovenesc style or Moldavian architectural style is a type of architecture developed in
Moldavia
Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...
during the 14th through 19th centuries.
The period of maximum flowering of this style was in the period of
Stephen III of Moldavia
Stephen III, better known as Stephen the Great (; ; died 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 in a conspiracy organized by his brother an ...
. The Moldavian monasteries which belongs to the
UNESCO heritage are made in this style.
The period in which it developed most is the reign of Stephen the Great (1457-1504).
Gallery
File:Manastirea putna2.jpg, Putna Monastery in Suceava County
File:Biserica Manastirii Neamt.jpg, Neamț Monastery in Neamț County
File:Statuia lui Dosoftei din Iaşi2.jpg, Princely Saint Nicholas Church and Dosoftei House in Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...
File:Căpriana monastery, 2007.jpg, Căpriana monastery in Strășeni District, Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
File:Manastirea Bistrita 0002.JPG, Bistrița Monastery in Neamț County
File:Biserica Sf. Gheorghe din Harlau6.jpg, St. George Church in Hârlău
File:Piatra neamt1.cristibur.jpg, Stephen III of Moldavia's Tower in Piatra Neamț
Piatra Neamț (; ; ) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its very privileged location in the Divisions of the Carpathians, Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is con ...
File:Biserica Trei Ierarhi.jpg, Three Hierarchs Monastery in Iași
File:Manastirea Bogdana35.jpg, Bogdana Monastery in Rădăuți
File:Mănăstirea Dobrovăţ21.jpg, Dobrovăț Monastery in Iași County
Iași County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași. It is the most populous county in Romania, after the Municipality of Bucharest (which has the same administrative level as that of a cou ...
File:Varatec1.cristibur.jpg, Văratec Monastery in Neamț County
File:RO, IS , Galata Monastery.JPG, Galata Monastery in Iași
File:Mănăstirea Popăuţi6.jpg, Bell Tower, Popăuți Monastery in Botoșani
File:Mănăstirea Cetăţuia2.jpg, Cetățuia Monastery in Iași
File:RO NT Roman catedrala episcopie.jpeg, ''Sfânta Paraschiva'' Cathedral in Roman
File:Biserica Socola.jpg, Socola Monastery in Iași
File:Sihastria church.jpg, Sihăstria Monastery in Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River. Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...
File:Manastirea Dragomirna.png, Dragomirna Monastery in Suceava County
File:Mănăstirea Secu.jpg, Secu Monastery in Neamț County
File:Mănăstirea Hadâmbu30.jpg, Hadâmbu Monastery in Iași County
See also
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Painted churches of northern Moldavia
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Romanian architecture
References
External links
Architecture in Romania
Architecture in Moldova
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