The Wooden Churches of Maramureș: Romania's Sacred Timber Architecture
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In the remote villages of northern Romania, a remarkable tradition of wooden church building flourished for centuries, producing towering structures that seem to defy the limitations of their material. This episode takes you into the heart of Maramureș, where eight UNESCO-listed churches survive as masterpieces of vernacular architecture. We explore the technical ingenuity behind their steep spires and shingled roofs, the social role of the church in village life, and the threatened future of these fragile monuments. Along the way, we meet the priests and craftsmen who maintain them, and ask what their survival says about Romanian identity itself.
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