Arges Monastery Photo

Photographer’s Note

Monastery in the city of Curtea de Arges. The Episcopal Church founded by Neagoe Basarab, prince of Wallachia (1512-1521) was built from 1512 to 1517. The Arges Monastery was inaugurated on the 15th of August 1517 with big pomp and important guests. Besides the Romanian guests, at its inauguration came the Constantinopol’s Patriarch himself. The church was restored during the reigns of Matei Basarab (1632-1654) and Serban Cantacuzino (1678-1688). The church is laid on a wide horizontal stone pavement. The eternal walls are divided in two superposed sections, separated by a stone-carved twisted belt, which encircles the church. On top, there is a succession of semi-circular niches ended, in the middle of which there are decorative panels and rosette disks. At the Arges Monastery there are the royal graves of Romania’s kings: Carol the 1st (1886-1914) and his Queen Elisabeth, also known as Carmen Silva – her artistic name, Ferdinand the 1st (1914-1927) and his Queen Maria and starting from February 2003 also the grave of King Carol the 2nd (1930-1940).

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robertosalguero (110) 2008-07-28 0:49

Hi Mikolaj,

This is a pretty church and the details very interesting. Your image is sharp and the colours properly saturated. You also caught the building with an effective angle. The people give us an idea of size. Nice light and pleasant picture. Thanks.

Roberto

ls7902 (6382) 2008-07-28 0:54

An interesting and richly decorated church with unique twist at the top ... fairy tale like. TFS. Regards. Latiff.

jasmis (51023) 2008-07-28 0:54

Dokładna notka, ciekawe zdjęcie, nieco pocztówkowe, ale niech tam. Po to jest przecież TE.
Pozdrawiam.

siggi (1419) 2008-07-28 0:59

Hallo Mikolaj,
Byloby 100 prozentowe gdyby wtedy nie stalo tam te rusztowanie.Wspaniala budowla i interesujaca architektura w bardzo dobrych kolorach i ostrosci tutaj prezentowana.Pozdrowienia
Siggi

snunney (35476) 2008-07-28 1:05

Hello Mikolaj,
A very interesting church captured from a good point of view. I like the light and colours. Just a pity about the scaffolding, but not much you can do about that.

Gustaw (21670) 2008-07-28 1:08

Witam!
To¿ ja tam by³em w zesz³ym roku. Widzê, ¿e remont jak trwa³ tak trwqa nadal. Tam w Rumunii w³a¶ciwie wszystkie budynki sakralne by³y w remoncie....
Pozdrowiuonka.
Marek

holmertz (9985) 2008-07-28 1:09

Hello Mikolaj,
An interesting building with a kind of twisted domes. A slight pity about the scaffolding, but what can be done? It's nice to have a lot of people in the foreground, especially those wearing red or orange who bring life to the picture.
Regards,
Gert

BeBeHooker (6032) 2008-07-28 1:36

Siema Mikolaj!
Ciekawa sprawa z tym klasztorem, sadzac po notatce informacyjnej. Blogoslawione miejsce. Piekne zdjecie. Kompozycja centralna, ale co tam.
Serwusik!

jurek1951 (26156) 2008-07-28 1:40

Witaj Mikolaj,
Ciekawa architektura,ladne kolory,super notka informacyjna,pozdrawiam
Jurek

trekks (14334) 2008-07-28 2:05

hi Mikolaj

I can see many visitors in this view. The attraction of this fine architecture and its history must be interesting especially the unique style of carvings.

You have composed well for this shot, showing the fine roof structure and front side of the church. Very nice presentation.

tfs, bill

mauro61 (16300) 2008-07-28 2:31

ciao Mikolaj,
un' altra splendida architettura riportata dalla tua bellissima foto.
bell'inquadratura con grande profondità.
complimenti e un saluto
maurizio

LeeLoo (5236) 2008-07-28 2:43

Dear Mikiolaj Kawa!
Very interesting picture.
Original church, very original building.
Good info.
Good point of view.
Nice lightness and colors.
Very nice take.
TFS!

aadilj (17950) 2008-07-28 2:50

I love the way, and I have told you this before, the way you look at architecture in its entierity. This makes the image worth a keep and makes it very interesting as well. i love your view

Paul65 (1402) 2008-07-28 5:31

Witaj Miko³aj!
Monastyr jest urzekaj±cy w swoim piêknie. ¦wi±tynie w Rumunii maj± to co¶ czego u nas nie sposób zobaczyæ.
Szkoda tylko, ¿e kompozycja jest centralna.
Pozdrawiam Pawe³.

Budapestman (42844) 2008-07-28 6:31

Hi Mikolaj,
Great architectural shot an excellent composition. The details are rich and decorative, colours and lights are very nice. The POV is superb, Very well done! Have a nice week
George

emka (22357) 2008-07-28 10:31

Witaj Mikołaju, a to dopiero ciekawa cerkiew! Takich skręconych wież nigdy nie widziałam. Krzyże też oryginalne. Te pasiaste łuki troche przypominają arabskie. Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

Fis2 (46429) 2008-07-28 10:31

Witaj Mikolaj!
Ciekawe sa te rumunskie koscioly. Bardzo ciekawa architektura.Ladny kadr ale brakuje mi ostrosci ;)
Szacuneczek
Krzysztof

isabela_sor (42471) 2008-07-28 12:04 [Comment]

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bracasha75 (22399) 2008-07-28 13:19

Hi Mikolaj
Beautiful present of Arges Monastery from specialy choised angle
Extra work
TFs
Cheers,Braca

Graal (58732) 2008-07-28 23:21

Czesc,
bardzo ladna swiatynia, widac, ze wzieli sie za remonty, moze to dzieki wejsciu do Unii. Podoba mi sie.
Pozdr. Al.

ncosmin (936) 2008-07-28 23:55

Hallo Mikolaj ,
I like the POV you chossed. Don't understand why picture is not clear because the wheather was fine.
Pozdrawiam, Cosmin

Jonathan_Tree (4803) 2008-07-29 1:51

Witaj Mikolaju!
Interesujacy klasztor, ciekawa cerkiew. Niebywale poskrecane wieze, kopuly, zagadkowe krzyze. Ladne swiatlo. Czuje sie, ze jest upal, a ludzie wala do kosciola.
Serdecznosci.

swiatopelk777 (9308) 2008-07-29 23:12

Cze Mikolaj!
Dobry, prosty, centralny kadr. Dobre swiatlo. Ladnie pokazany ciekawy obiekt sakralny i architektoniczny. Solidnie zrobione zdjecie.
Szacun.