Moldovița Monastery
Vatra Moldoviței, Romania
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Moldovița Monastery, a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Vatra Moldoviței, Suceava County, was built in 1532 by Petru Rareș, the illegitimate son of Stephen III of Moldavia. Constructed in Byzantine architectural style, it was founded as a defensive fortification against Ottoman expansion from the east. The monastery is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Monument.
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- Built
- Type
- monastery
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Monument
- Place
- Vatra Moldoviței, Romania
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