The ornaments of this exquisite window are inspired especially from the late medieval Wallachian church motifs (spiral and Byzantine type colonnettes, the grape vine abstraction surrounding the glazed area, etc.) I like the symmetry and balance achieved by the designer of this window between the many different size ornaments and panes of glass. Although the natural light flows inside the building in a less than ideal manner, the window is quite luminous for the standards of the Neo-Romanian order, an usually corpulent architectural style.
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I endeavor through this daily series of images and small articles to inspire appreciation of the historic houses of Romania, a virtually undiscovered, but fascinating chapter of European architectural history and heritage.
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Valentin Mandache, architectural historian 