Desesti Wooden church, Maramures, Romania Photo Gallery by Richard Stone at pbase.com

Desesti Wooden church, Maramures, Romania

The wooden churches of Maramures were built as a response to the prohibition against the erection of stone Orthodox churches by the Catholic Austro-Hungarian authorities. The interiors are often painted with Biblical scenes.

The church is Desesti, built in 1770, is arguably the most beautiful of the wooden churches in Maramures.

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Tanya and the delightful caretaker	Desesti Wooden church, Maramures, Romania	Desesti Wooden church, Maramures, Romania	Desesti Wooden church, Maramures, Romania
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Tanya and the delightful caretaker

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