The Metropolitan Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș. The lead roof, the towers, and the gilded crosses
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș. The lead roof, the towers, and the gilded crosses

Summary/Abstract: Founded by voivode Neagoe Basarab (1512-1521) in the year 1517, the Church of the Argeş Monastery, today the Metropolitan Cathedral of Argeş and Muscel, awakens admiration and interest through the characteristics of its layout, the placement and shape of its spires, the rich carved limestone decoration which adorns the facades, the nobility of certain construction materials. The present study proposes to draw attention to several less known documents that, along the centuries, have mentioned events pertaining to the degradation and repair of the roof of this wonderful Romanian mediaeval architectural monument.

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