Biserica Domnească Sfântul Nicolae

The Princely Church of Saint Nicholas in Curtea de Arges is one of the most valuable monuments of medieval Romanian architecture, raised in the 14th century in the time of the rulers Basarab I and Nicholas Alexander as the church of the voivodal court of Wallachia. Built on an inscribed Greek-cross plan, with walls of brick and stone laid in alternating courses, it preserves an ensemble of exceptional frescoes, among the oldest and best preserved in the Romanian lands. Several rulers and members of the princely family were buried here, making the church an important medieval pantheon.

The plain exterior contrasts with the richness of the interior painting, which reflects Byzantine influence. The monument stands in the centre of the old capital town of Curtea de Arges, near other remains of the princely court. It is an essential site for understanding the beginnings of the medieval Wallachian state.