Romania’s Wooden Churches – Where History Meet Art
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January 11, 2018Built many centuries ago, wooden churches in Romania are still sacred spaces for prayer in some villages. The collection below is just a snapshot of a lengthier study of the history and art behind them.
All the images below have been obtained from NOI Media Print. The images appear in the book entitled “Wooden Churches from Romania” by Ioan Godea.
Solar cross and wooden girdle from church in Rogoz (Maramures, Romania)
View of the wooden church from Hida (Salaj, Romania)
Solid wooden door at the entrance of the church in Cehei (Salaj, Romania)
Top of the wooden door in Rogoz pointing upwards, towards the heavens (Salaj, Romania)
To let light in and yet have a well isolated church, the windows were generally small (Sarbi-Susani, Maramures, Romania)
Swallowtail technique used in joining the church walls in Zolt (Timis, Romania)
Symbols relevant to the life in the village from the porch of church in Dersida (Salaj, Romania)
Pillar top from the porch of the church in Dersida (Salaj, Romania)
Solid wooden door at the entrance of the church in Cehei (Salaj, Romania)
Top of the wooden door in Rogoz pointing upwards, towards the heavens (Salaj, Romania)
One can still distinguish the sacred paintings on the door from the church in Pausa (Salaj, Romania)
Light playing games on church door in Calinesti-Susani (Maramures, Romania)
