The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development Our Partners Donate Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information. Founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brancovan, the monastery of Horezu, in Walachia, is a masterpiece of the 'Brancovan' style. It is known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculptural detail, the treatment of its religious compositions, its votive portraits and its painted decorative works. The school of mural and icon painting established at the monastery in the 18th century was famous throughout the Balkan region. Fondé en 1690 par le prince Constantin Brancovan, le monastère de Horezu, en Valachie, est un chef-d'œuvre de style « Brancovan », remarquable par la pureté et l'équilibre de son architecture, la richesse de ses éléments sculptés, ainsi que par ses compositions religieuses, ses portraits votifs et sa décoration peinte. L'école de peinture murale et d'icônes de Horezu fut très célèbre dans toute la région des Balkans au XVIIIe siècle. يشكل دير هوريزو في فلاشي الذي بناه الامير قسطانطين برانكوفان عام 0961 تحفة من أسلوب " برانكوفان " المتميز بهندسته النقية المتوازنة وبغنى عناصره المنحوتة وتكويناته الدينية وصوره النذرية وعناصره التزيينية المرسومة. وقد اشتهرت مدرسة هوريزو للّوحات الجدارية والأيقونات في أرجاء منطقة البلقان طوال القرن الثامن عشر. 公元1690年，康斯坦丁•布兰科王子在瓦拉齐亚建立了霍雷祖修道院，修道院以其建筑的简洁和对称闻名于世，它的华美的雕塑、宗教艺术品、肖像画以及装饰画，成为布兰科艺术风格的典型代表。修道院的壁画及蚀刻画确立了霍雷祖修道院18世纪在巴尔干地区的绝对地位。 Основанный в 1690 г. князем Константином Брынковяну, монастырь Хорезу в Валахии считается шедевром «стиля Брынковяну». Он известен ясностью и пропорциональностью своей архитектуры, богатством скульптурных деталей, трактовкой религиозных композиций, родовыми портретами и живописными декорациями. Школа стенописцев и иконописцев, основанная в монастыре в XVIII в., была широко известна на Балканах. Fundado en 1690 por el príncipe Constantino Brancovan, este monasterio de Valaquia es una obra maestra del estilo “brancoviano”. El monasterio es célebre por la pureza y el equilibrio de su arquitectura, la riqueza de sus elementos esculpidos, el tratamiento de sus composiciones religiosas, sus retratos votivos y sus ornamentaciones pintadas. La escuela de pintura mural e iconos de Horezu gozó de una gran fama en toda la región de los Balcanes durante el siglo XVIII. You don't have permissions to access this page, 147.45.197.102. heavy rain and strong winds have affected wide areas of the country since 18 June 2021 As of 23 June as many as 16 counties were affected Firefighters were called on to remove flood water from houses yards and streets or responded to incidents of wind damage including downed trees and power lines a car participating in an off-road competition was dragged by waters of the swollen Oituz river in Poiana Sărată The driver of the car died in the incident while the passenger managed to escape the vehicle Firefighters carried out searches for a man reported missing in flood water on 18 June in Mănăstirea Cașin Seven people were pre-emptively evacuated due to flooding in the same area Around 60 people were also pre-emptively evacuated from homes in Biliesti Vrancea County due to the overflow of the Putna River from around 20 June Evacuees were moved to the homes of friends or relatives Firefighters were called on to rescue 12 workers who had become isolated by flood water from the rising Zăbala River in Nereju Meanwhile flood waters damaged a bridge in Neamț County leaving at least 4 families isolated in Piatra Șoimului Commune Romania’s National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA) issued yellow and orange level warnings for rivers in much of the country’s south east region while Administrația Națională de Meteorologie (Meteo Romania) issued orange or yellow level warnings for thunderstorms heavy rain of up to 70 mm and wind gusts of over 80 km/h Temperatures of over 38° C are possible in western areas Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. the new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Serbia's 46th Patriarch is seen as a modernist inside the conservative church who died in November from COVID-19 at the age of 90.Porfirije will lead a church of about 12 million people in Serbia Australia and Western Europe.Flanked by bishops in their ornate robes a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of his office despite a surge in coronavirus infections in the country.Another part of the enthronement ceremony is expected to take place in the coming weeks when Porfirije will take the throne at the Pec monastery in Kosovo the medieval seat of Serbian Orthodox patriarchs.In a sermon would remain a focus of the church's policies."Kosovo is for us .. an umbilical cord that links us with the essence of our identity," he said.Serbs and their church regard Kosovo as the cradle of their Orthodox Christianity and it is home to some of their most important religious sites.Belgrade lost control of Kosovo in 1999 after NATO bombed its forces following a counter-insurgency in which more the 13,000 people were killed.The church and the government in Belgrade enjoy the backing of Russia a traditional Slavic and Orthodox Christian ally in their refusal to recognise independent Kosovo.Serbia is a European Union membership candidate but before it joins the bloc it must mend ties with Kosovo and allow it to join international bodies including the United Nations.Reporting Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing by Alex Richardson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved at the Kornis Castle in Manastirea (Cluj County) various activities will take place with the participation of scouts in Gherla as well as plenty of activities for children Visitors can also join one of the two guided tours of the castle The Mikes Castle in Zabala (Covasna County) opens its doors to the public on May 26, starting at 10 am, and includes various activities for children and adults – treasure hunting, face painting, craft wool and plasticine activities, building cardboard castles replicas, Renaissance dance workshops and a picnic. the castle will host a violin concert by Belgian artist Rosanne Philippens The Kendy-Kemeny Castle in Brancoveneşti (Mures County) a dance show offered by the Helikon Group in Brancovesti a picnic and a painting exhibition from the Dr The Kalnoky Castle in Miclosoara (Covasna County) will be open to the general public on May 26 and 27, with the two-day program offering car and pony rides, guided tours, exhibitions of Hassari layouts, treasure hunting in the castle park, of popular dances and picnics. Urmanczy Castle from Toplita (Harghita County) awaits visitors on May 27 guided tours organized in the languages Romanian and Hungarian The event “PIKNIK – Open Castles Week” is organized by the Castle Coalition in Transylvania, which joins the Private Heritage Week initiative launched by the European Historic Houses organization in Brussels. We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used. Reporting by Octav Ganea and Luiza Ilie; Editing by Alexandra Hudson Bucharest-based general news reporter covering a wide range of Romanian topics from elections and economics to climate change and festivals. which belong to Curtesti commune (Botosani County) benefit from natural gas supply since the end of last year due to the public-private partnership between the local authorities and the operator of the distribution network Delgaz Grid More than 2.5 million RON is the value of the investment that consisted in the establishment of the natural gas network in the three localities respectively the institutions and companies in the area “Almost half of the value of the investment in the Curtesti commune was the contribution of the Delgaz Grid company The three newly established distributions in Botosani county are part of the 14 made during the last year based on the partnerships concluded with the local authorities” “The association with the Delgaz Grid company was impactful and now the gas network is no longer just a project on paper but has become a reality the entire community in the area will feel the benefits of natural gas supply” Delgaz Grid established 14 natural gas distributions the total length of the constructed network exceeding 110 km The largest natural gas distribution among the 14 established in 2023 in partnership with local authorities is the one in Toplita municipality (Harghita county)