Sucevita Monastery Stock Photo

Sucevita Monastery is located in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina. It was built in 1585. The architecture ot the church contains both Byzantine and Gothic elements. Both interior and exterior walls are covered by mural paintings, which are of great artistic value and depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testament. The paintings date from around 1601, which makes Suceviţa one of the last monasteries to be decorated in the famous Moldavian style of exterior paintings.