Putna Monastery

According to ancient chronicles Moldovan building of the monastery , founded by Stephen the Great (whose grave is here), began in 1466 and ended in 1469. The consecration was held on September 3, 1469, "the whole clergy present Moldovan". Precinct, entrance tower and fortifications were completed in 1481.Putna Monastery is one of the most important cultural, religious and artistic center in Romanian. It was called "Jerusalem of the Romanian Nation" (Mihai Eminescu).

The monastery church was devastated by the armies of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky , reconstruction works were started by Prince George Stephen (1653-1658) in 1654 and completed in the reign of Dabija Eustathius (1661-1665) in 1662. The monastery was restored between 1756-1760 by James Putneanul Metropolitan care, then in 1902, when the roof was restored by architect Karl Romstorfer, and more recently, from 1961 to 1975.