I'm just warning you: make room in the trunk, because you'll leave richer than when you arrived.
On Sunday on our way home after a hike, we went out of our way to visit the stone-built church in Densuș. This is also the oldest stone church in south-eastern Europe where services have been held continuously for 700 years, the only church in the village.
I didn't know exactly what to expect and imagined I was visiting a forgotten church. As I approached it, I realized that I was in front of one of the most spectacular buildings in Romania.
The bizarre construction of the stone church captivated me at first sight. I love ancient buildings, I am fascinated by their complexity and I have many unanswered questions about them.
The unresolved origins make this mysterious church even more attractive.
The construction is special from any angle.
Along the alley in the churchyard, from place to place, there are old stones, inscribed in Latin.
Right from the gate, Densus Church greets you with carved blocks of Roman origin that you can see everywhere.
Carved marble artefacts surround the alley leading to the church in Densuș.
Densus Church is surrounded by a cemetery where Christian funerary monuments stand next to funerary or epigraphic monuments from the Roman period.
We couldn't walk past the memorials here unnoticed. In the immediate vicinity of Densus Church are the family graves of the famous historian Nicolae Densusianu (1846-1911), a native of Densus village.
Here is a photo of the Roman marble column located on the south side.
The stone lions on the south side of the Densus church, positioned back to back on the stone roof of the altar, are believed to come from an ancient tomb of an important Roman figure.
The carved marble blocks and other Roman building materials reused in the construction of the Densus church come mostly from the ancient city of Colonia Ulpia Traiana Augusta Dacica Sarmizegetusa.
The multitude of building materials used by unknown master builders make Densus Church a veritable open-air geology museum.
Good luck, photographer.
📷 Picture Photography
Model Galaxy S21,
Photographer
Location Densus, Romania
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