Thursday, May 8, 2008

The monastery and the castle in Micaluseni

Situated close to Siret’s marsh, on the left side of the European road E583, the monastery owes its name to High Steward Miclaus who received these lands around 1410-1416.
The church was built between 1821-1823 by the great chancellor Dimitre Sturza (1756-1846) and his wife Elenco. A Classical monumental building, the church consists of four vaulted rooms: the porch, the pronave, the nave and the altar.

Miclauseni Castle, historical monument belonging to the Gothic art, was built between 1880-1904 by George A. Sturza and his wife Maria (born Ghica). The exterior decorations bring forward details from the Sturza’s blazon and also the emblem of George A. Sturza. The castle was the possessor of a remarkable library of about 60,000 volumes; among them many first editions or extremely rare volumes.

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