Biserica Sfântul Gheorghe, Suceava. Cercetare teren în Bucovina (1980)
Ioan George Andron · 1980
Saint George Monastery in Suceava is the only UNESCO monument in Romania. The church of the monastery captures the roof with colored tiles, a true mark of the architectural style Austro-Hungarian Secession. The church was founded by the voivode Bogdan III, the son of Stephen the Great, in 1514. Bogdan Voda did not get to see this church finished in such a way that the construction of the church was continued by his son, Stefănița, during which he was also ordained, in 1522, dedicated to Saint George. The exterior painting of the church was executed in the time of Petru Rareș (1532-1534), another son of Stefan cel Mare. In 1589, ruler Petru Şchiopu built the porch. Until 1677, the metropolis of Moldova had its headquarters here, after which it moved to Iasi. Church of the Moldavian type developed horizontally. Built of plastered and shed masonry, the construction presents buttresses from the walls separating the rooms; ogival windows on the long sides. Two arcade girdles surround the construction under the roof slopes. The church has a hexagonal peat with a roof in six waters above the altar. Three other covers complete the altar roof. The tile cover has waters separated by rows of olanas. The other two rooms of the church, the nave and the narthex, have a common foundation. The tiles on this cover are decorated with geometric motifs: circumscribed rhombuses with stepped edges, ram horns and shifted crosses. The bell tower is a separate construction with a roof in four waters decorated with the same geometric motifs and skylights.
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