Saint George's Church, Streisângeorgiu

Streisângeorgiu Church

Saint George's Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfântu Gheorghe din Streisângeorgiu) is a Romanian Orthodox church in Streisângeorgiu village, Călan town, Hunedoara County, Romania.

The church was begun at the end of the 11th century and has a simplified Romanesque nave. There is a bell-tower on the eastern side, built of stone blocks held together by mortar. The altar, also facing east, is rectangular.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Mihail Diaconescu, Prelegeri de estetica ortodoxiei, vol.2, p.95. Editura Porto-Franco, Galați, 1996

Coordinates: 45°43′44″N 23°01′21″E / 45.728944°N 23.022591°E / 45.728944; 23.022591

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