Sunday, August 12, 2012

Orheil Vechi

Here are some photos of Orhei Vechi, an amazing "museum complex in the open air."

The site includes remains of medieval fortresses, citadesls, palaces, churches, and Turkish baths from the 14th to 16th centuries A.D., remains of Geto-Dacian citadel, sanctuary, fortification walls from the 4th-3rd centuries B.C., a traditional peasant house from the 19th-20th century A.D., and rock-carved monastery from the 15th-18th centuries.

Please see this website for detailed information about Orhei Vechi:

http://www.orhei.dnt.md/1/en.html



There is a small museum that houses artifacts found at this site




















the Turkish baths







No comments:

Post a Comment