🪵 The Wooden Churches of Maramureş

Museums, Memorials & Monuments Romania Europe

The Wooden Churches of MaramureÅŸ represent a distinctive architectural tradition developed by Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities in northern Romania's mountainous MaramureÅŸ region. Eight timber-built churches, constructed between the 17th and 19th centuries, exemplify the ingenuity of local carpenters who created structures of exceptional durability and aesthetic refinement using only ...