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Sucevita Monastery
Sucevita Monastery was built in 1583, and is located in the northern part of Romania. It is in a small town that is located right on the border of two countries: Ukraine and Moldova. It's a classic Moldovan church. It features five rooms, and has small corners that are richly decorated. The frescoes are wonderful, with lots of color and exceptionally well preserved. The church was built by the three Movila brothers in the late sixteenth century. It is the only church that has not been founded by a prince to power, although Movila came from a noble family. After construction, one of the brothers, Ieremia became the leader of Moldova and the other, Simon Valachia reigned.
The church was painted around 1595. It is one of the last of this style. In the following century, the monastery was built around the church. The monastery was built 100 meters long, three meters in width, and six meters in height. It looks like a medieval fortress. The small eggs on the walls of the building demonstrate that it protected against invasions.
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