Borzești Church
Architecture
The church is designed in a mix of Moldavian, Gothic, and Byzantine styles. The buildings plan is rectangular with one rounded side, vaulted with four spherical domes, and lacks a spire. The domes are Byzantine inspired and lay on Moldavian arches. The façades contain brick, stone, glazed ceramics, and are decorated with niches. Brick belts surround the building from top to bottom. The church is built mostly out of river stone and bricks and resembles other churches of its time. The church has one door which points to the southwest. The door and the windows were carved in a gothic style. The churches mainly Moldavian style resembles that of the Războieni Monastery and the Piatra Neamţ Church. The walls of the church are covered in murals, and they were restored in 2004.
References
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- ^ "Biserica din Borzești | Doxologia". doxologia.ro (in Romanian). 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
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