Fresco Wall Paintings Gallery

Frescos depicting Biblical story, Vank Cathedral, Isfahan, Iran

The magnificent frescos depicting Biblical story, inside the main prayer hall of Vank Cathedral (Holy Savior Cathedral, Church of the Saintly Sisters), a cathedral of Armenian Apostolic Church, in Isfahan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Established in 1606, and dedicated to Armenian deportees resettled by Shah Abbas I during the Ottoman War, Vank cathedral is a gorgeous fusion of Armenian and Islamic architecture. The main prayer hall is a vibrantly painted room of Armenian and Christian iconography and typical Islamic geometrical designs

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"17, Ancient, Ancient Civilization, Archaeology, Art, Arts, Asia, Buddha, Buddhism

"17, Ancient, Ancient Civilization, Archaeology, Art, Arts, Asia, Buddha, Buddhism, Cave, Celebrity, Close-Up, Color Image, Corridor, Famous Place, Fresco, Hill, Hindu God, Hinduism, History, Human Representation, Image Type, India, Indian, Indoors, International Landmark, Live, Living, Maharashtra, Male, Male Likeness, Males, Monastery, Mural, National Flag, National Landmark, Nobody, Old, Paintings, Past, Places, Praying, Religion, Rock, Shrine, Spirituality, Stone, Stoning, Traditional, Traditional Culture, World Culture, ajanta, buddhas, cave 17, cave shrine, civilization, color, heritage, horizontal, human, indian culture, jainism, likeness, living rock, manusa, manusa buddhas, photography, prayer hall, representation, retreat, sahyadri, sahyadri hills, wall", "17, wall", Fresco Wall Paintings, 79262781

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Sucevita monastery

The Iese Genealogy and Family Tree fresco.Eastern Orthodox convent situated in the Northeastern part of Romania. It is situated near the Sucevita River, in the village Sucevita, 18 km away from the city of Radauti, Suceava County. It is located in the southern part of the historical region of Bucovina (northwestern Moldavia). It was built in 1585 by Ieremia Movila, Gheorghe Movila and Simion Movila.The architecture of the church contains both Byzantine and Gothic elements, and some elements typical to other painted churches of northern Moldavia.Both interior and exterior walls are covered by mural paintings, which are of great artistic value and depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testament. The paintings date from around 1601, which makes Sucevita one of the last monasteries to be decorated in the famous Moldavian style of exterior paintings. In 2010, the monastery has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites

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