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High wooden cross in the graveyard of The Church of the Holy Archangels in Rogoz village, Maramures County, Romania, Europe. #304435092
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The Church of the Holy Archangels, one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramures County, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the village of Rogoz in the Lapus river valley, within the mountainous area of northern Transylvania.The church is a timber structure built of slabs that are jointed together without the use of metal nails. The wooden walls rest on a base of stone blocks and pebbles. The timber is elm and according to tradition all this wood came from two huge trees from from a nearby hill. The roof is of wooden shingles with very wide eaves that overhang the walls.
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