"The Silver Knife" Orthodox Church
Moldavian-style triconch church copying a medieval princely church, with a carved stone cross from 1677.
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This guide to the Silver Knife Orthodox Church in Bucharest begins with a royal jubilee in 1906 and a church that is deliberately a copy of one in Iași. You'll meet its architect, the painter of its murals, the monk whose name the hill carries, and a carved stone cross older than the building. Stand outside facing the three rounded apses before you press play.
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