Church of the Holy Archangels, Târgu Jiu

[1] Historian Nicolae Iorga was involved in the latter restoration, suggesting that the spire extensions be removed, the windows narrowed, the facade ledges brought back.

The interior paintings were cleaned, while the old exterior frescoes, featuring philosophers and sibyls, were redone by local painter Iosif Keber.

Among the figures depicted are Socrates, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Diogenes, Hippocrates and Plutarch.

Excavations around the foundation have revealed human bones, suggesting the presence of a cemetery in the past.

[1] The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.