balkan ghosts - churches of Bucharest XV Photo

Photographer’s Note

Continuing my series on the many and little known churches of Bucharest. This is another one of the city's more unusual churches. It is the "Chiesa Italiana" or the Italian church. The church is a property of the Italian governement and was built at the turn-of-the-century in the medieval Italian fashion.

The church is tightly wedged between grey 1930s art-deco/modernist appartment buildings on N. Balcescu Boulevard (Bulevardul N. Balcescu), a major artery in the center of Bucharest.

Daily ervices are held in Romanian, at 18:00. On Sundays, services are as follows: 09:00 in German, 10:00 in Romanian, 11:00 in Italian, 17:00 in Polish.

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grafu (1883) 2005-10-21 20:14

hello
it wasn't easy shot from such a small dinstance, but this POV works good for me. good details on walls and colors. i also like smooth and equal light on the walls, though the lower part of tower with clock is a little overexposed
overally, good work.
greetz, pawel.

marian (2) 2005-10-22 3:03

excelenta ideea ta cu fotografierea bisericilor .de asemenea toate sunt realizate impecabil,din unghiuri extrem de convenabile pentru a pune in valoare frumusetea arhitectonica a acestora.