Church of the Dominican Monastery

O znamenitosti

Hitre informacije: Dominicans in white robes and black cloaks built this place of worship in the 15th century, connecting the church to the monastery by a suspended passage unique in Transylvania. Its original frescoes, covered for centuries under 14 layers of whitewash, were rediscovered in 1957 and today amaze visitors with their still vibrant colors.

Poudarki: The spiral staircase of 103 steps, carved from solid oak in 1642 by a local craftsman whose name can still be guessed carved into a beam, leads to a chapter house where a scent of incense lingers that has persisted for generations. The 47 keystones of the nave each represent a different human face: monks, nobles and villagers of the time, like a gallery of portraits frozen in stone.

Notranji nasveti

• Usedite se v tretjo vrsto na levi strani ladje: akustika je tam najboljša za slišanje odmeva gregorijanskega petja med jutranjimi vodenimi ogledi.
• Fotografirajte freske med 10. in 11. uro, ko naravna svetloba prodira skozi vitraže, ne da bi zaslepila občutljive pigmente.
• Pogled usmerite proti prižnici iz apnenca: 32 mitskih živali je izklesanih, med njimi sirena in grifon, vsaka predstavlja enega od smrtnih grehov.
• Izogibajte se poldnevu poleti, ko temperatura pod oboki naraste na 30 °C: raje obiščite pred 11. uro ali po 16. uri.

Praktične informacije

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Uradna spletna stran

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