Window In Arbore Monastery, Moldavia, Romania. Arbore Is Best Known For Its Church, Dedicated To Saint John The Baptist. Its Painted Church Was The First Painted Church To Be Included On The Unesco World Heritage List Of The Churches Of Moldavia. The Monastery And The Commune Are Named After The Boyar Luca Arbore Who Built The Church In 1503. The Construction Of The Church Was Completed In About 5 Months. Its Exterior Paintings Date From 1541 And Were Made By Dragoåÿ Coman. Painting The Church Took About 40 Years.

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