07/06/2021
The Wooden Church of Urși, among winners of the European Heritage Awards.
Romania has about 1,500 old wooden churches, built before the 20th century. Eight of them, all located in Maramures, are part of the UNESCO Heritage. They are considered as "outstanding examples of vernacular religious wooden architecture resulting from the interchange of Orthodox religious traditions with Gothic influences in a specific vernacular interpretation of timber construction traditions, showing a high level of artistic maturity and craft skills."
project of the Wooden Church of Urși Village, Vâlcea County (Romania) was launched in 2009 as part of the 60 Woo...