Monastery of Horezu
World Heritage
Romania
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The Horezu Monastery in Wallachia was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brankovan and is a masterpiece of the "Brankovan" style. It is famous for the purity and balance of its architecture, the richness of its sculptural details, the treatment of religious compositions, its devotional portraits and painted decorative works. The school of frescoes and icon painting founded by the monastery in the 18th century is renowned throughout the Balkans.
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| inception | 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| coordinate location | Point(24.0069 45.1686) |
| official website | http://www.orasul-horezu.ro/home |
| time of earliest written record | 1690-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| native label | Mănăstirea Hurezi |
| Romania LMI code | VL-II-a-A-09894 |
| height | 14 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| street address | Str. Mănăstirii 164-164 A,164 B, sat aparținător Romanii de Jos; oraș Horezu |
| Atlas Obscura identifier | horezu-monastery |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Horezu%20church.jpg |
| architectural style | Brâncovenesc architecture |
| executive body | Horezu Monastery |
| ELSTAT geographical code | horezu-monastery |
| number of rooms | lccn-no90007458 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/0p88_ |
| location | Romanii de Jos |
| Commons category | Horezu Monastery |
| start time | 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | دير هوريزو |
| official name | Monastery of Horezu |
| official name | Monasterio de Horezu |
| official name | Monastère de Horezu |
| official name | ホレズ修道院 |
| official name | Klooster van Horezu |
| official name | Монастырь Хорезу |
| official name | 霍雷祖修道院 |