Churches of Moldavia

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The Churches of Moldavia are a group of remarkable medieval Romanian Orthodox churches in northern Moldavia, famed for their well-preserved exterior frescoes and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
group of churches ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Moldavian architectural style ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
culturalSignificance fusion of Byzantine and local traditions ⓘ
influence on Orthodox religious art in Eastern Europe ⓘ
denomination Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ
governingBody Romanian authorities for cultural heritage ⓘ
hasPart Arbore Church ⓘ
Church of St George in Suceava ⓘ
Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist in Arbore ⓘ
Church of the Holy Cross in Pătrăuți ⓘ
Humor Monastery ⓘ
Moldovița Monastery ⓘ
Patrauti Church ⓘ
Probota Monastery ⓘ
St Nicholas Church in Probota Monastery ⓘ
Sucevița Monastery ⓘ
Voroneț Monastery ⓘ
heritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
knownFor Byzantine-style wall paintings ⓘ
exterior frescoes ⓘ
well-preserved medieval murals ⓘ
locatedIn Bukovina ⓘ
Neamț County ⓘ
Suceava County ⓘ
northern Moldavia ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableWork Last Judgement fresco at Voroneț ⓘ
paintingTechnique al fresco ⓘ
partOf medieval Principality of Moldavia ⓘ
period 16th century ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
region historical region of Moldavia ⓘ
linked to: Western Moldavia
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
theme biblical scenes ⓘ
lives of saints ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 598 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bukovina → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Churches of Moldavia ⓘ
Voroneț Monastery → partOf → Churches of Moldavia ⓘ
Sucevița Monastery → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia ⓘ
linked to: Churches of Moldavia
Sucevița Monastery → partOf → Painted churches of northern Romania ⓘ
linked to: Churches of Moldavia
Southern Bukovina → UNESCOSite → Churches of Moldavia ⓘ
Suceava County → heritage → UNESCO World Heritage painted churches of northern Moldavia ⓘ
linked to: Churches of Moldavia
Last Judgment fresco on west façade → partOf → Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia ⓘ
linked to: Churches of Moldavia
Sistine Chapel of the East → partOf → Churches of Moldavia ⓘ
Moldavia → hasEthnicGroup → Moldavian painted churches ⓘ
linked to: Churches of Moldavia