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Discover a unique, yet beautiful piece of architecture.
The small village of Densus, close to the towns of Deva
and Hateg, can easily go by unnoticed. Still, it hosts a
very old orthodox church, built in the 13th century. The
unique and somewhat strange architecture reminds of the
Romanesque style, but the construction is almost certainly
the work of a local builder, without too much experience
in style. What's unique about this church is the building
material.
The builders used tiles, tombstones and columns, and even
small statues and a stone-carved figure of a lion. These
were undoubtedly brought here from the ruins of the ancient
Roman city of Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, only a few kilometers
away.
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