Putna Monastery
judetul Suceava
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Road (one of the best in Romania) to Putna. We could have driven, but decided to walk. |
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Sign commemorating 500th anniversary of Stephen the Great and Holy. |
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Ştefan's (Stephen the Great's) name spelled out in grass. This is the hill from which he shot an arrow to determine the location of the altar of Putna. |
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Tour group outside entrance. To the right is the tower built in 1757 during the reign of Constantin Racovita. The tower has since been named the Eminescu Tower, in memory of his visit to Putna in 14-16 August 1871 (400 years since the consecration of the church). |
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Entrance gate to the monastery. On its eastern facade is the Moldavian escutcheon (you can't really see it in this photo, but it's the square plaque over the arched doorway). |
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Chapel and well-maintained grounds. |
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Princely House (left) and Treasure Tower (in background). |
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Princely House, built in 1982-1988 on the foundations of the former manor, which was destroyed by the Austrian Habsburgs. Andreea "posing" on the stone pathway. |
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Treasure Tower, completed in 1481, houses many of the sacred treasures of the monastery. |
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Grandstands for dignitaries at 500th anniversary program. |
