WalktionaryWalktionaryWalktionaryWalktionaryWalktionaryWalktionaryWalktionaryWalktionary
Voroneț Monastery

Gura Humorului · Romania

Voroneț Monastery

"Voroneț" Monastery

ReligiousHistoric photo spotgoogle verified
~45 min
easy
10/10
spiritual
A local would say...

A blue that chemistry cannot reproduce — the 'Sistine Chapel of the East' painted on an entire exterior wall

The 'Sistine Chapel of the East' — the western wall's Last Judgment fresco in Voroneț Blue is one of the greatest works of medieval art. Built in 1488 by Ștefan cel Mare, the church's exterior is completely covered in 16th-century frescoes of extraordinary preservation. Chemists still cannot reproduce the famous blue pigment.

open in maps
see something wrong?