Mănăstirea Hurezi - Valcea

Daca treceti prin partea de nord a judetului Valcea, pe drumul national DN 67 Ramnicu Valcea – Targu Jiu, trebuie neaparat sa vizitati Manastirea Hurezi. Ea este asezata la poalele muntilor Capatanii, strajuita de codrii a caror liniste o tulbura doar cantecul huhurezilor, acele pasari de noapte care au dat, probabil, numele acestor locuri si al manastirii. Eu am avut bucuria sa vad acest minunat lacas de cult a carui biserica poarta hramul Sf. Imparati Constantin si Elena.

Dintre manastirile - monumente istorice din Romania, Manastirea Hurezi poate fi considerata ca fiind cel mai reprezentativ complex de arhitectura, definitoriu pentru stilul brancovenesc si a fost inclusa in 1995 pe lista monumentelor UNESCO .

Manastirea Hurezi este o ctitorie a domnitorului martir Constantin Brancoveanu (1688-1714) si una din putinele manastiri din Romania care mai pastreaza toate cladirile originare aproape neschimbate.  Ea reprezinta nu numai un ansamblu arhitectural reprezentativ pentru stilul brancovenesc din secolul XVII dar si locul unde se pastreaza o bogata decoratie murala in toate bisericile manastirii.


If you go through the north of the county of Valcea, on national road DN 67 Ramnicu Valcea - Targu Jiu, you should definitely visit Hurezi Monastery. It is situated at the foothills Capatana, surrounded by forests whose silence disturbed only by the owl song, those night owls who probably gave the names of these places and the monastery. I was happy to see this beautiful place of worship whose church is dedicated to St. Constantine and Elena.

Among the monasteries - historical monuments in Romania, Hurezi monastery can be considered as the most representative architecture complex, defining Brancovenesc style, and in 1995 was included on the UNESCO list.

Hurezi monastery was founded by Prince martyr Constantin Brancoveanu (1688-1714) and is one of the few monasteries in Romania who keeps all the original buildings almost unchanged. It represents not only an architectural ensemble representative of the seventeenth century Brancovenesc style but the place retains a rich wall decoration in all churches monastery.

Aici sunt cateva fotografii pe care le-am facut la Manastirea Hurezi.
Here are some photos that I've taken.

Biserica Sf. Imparati Constantin si Elena.   Saints Constantine and Helen Church

Biserica Sf. Imparati Constantin si Elena.  Saints Constantine and Helen Church

Intrarea in Biserica Sf. Imparati Constantin si Elena

Biserica Sf. Imparati Constantin si Elena - pridvorul, pictura murala.  Sts. Constantine and Helena church porch, mural painting

Biserica Sf. Imparati Constantin si Elena - pictura murala, pridvor.   Sts. Constantine and Helena church porch, mural painting

Biserica Sf. Imparati Constantin si Elena -pictura murala, pridvor. Saints Constantine and Helena church porch, mural painting 

Stilul  brancovenesc.  Brancovenesc style

 Sa va bucurati de tot ce este frumos!
 Enjoy!
Carmina