The structure is trefoil in shape , built of stone and brick . The spire resembles those of early Moldavian churches . In 1814 , the archimandrite of the day restored the church , adding a closed foyer with a door and four windows , on top of which a bell tower was built . There are four bells , one of which was cast at Brașov in 1790 . The exterior decoration is sparse , confined to niches and buttresses . The nave has an arched ceiling with an octagonal gap for the spire , while the altar space is a quarter-sphere . In 1926 , part of the parish house was rebuilt and the interior painted ; the church suffered damage during the 1940 Vrancea earthquake . During the subsequent repairs , the upper part of the walls was whitewashed ; the painting was not of high quality , as can be discerned from what remains . By contrast , the 19th-century iconostasis is beautifully carved and features five rows of well-crafted icons . Other valuable objects in the church include two Gospel books , one decorated in silver , another in silvered velvet ; the royal doors ; the stand for the Virgin Mary 's icon ; icons of Ss . Barbara and Charalambos ; old liturgical books finely typed . To the south of the church , there is a building that once served as the archimandrite 's residence , dating to 1858 ; later a primary school , it is now a kindergarten . No old inscriptions survive , only one in Greek above the entrance recording the 1814 expansion
1940 Vrancea earthquake
1940 Vrancea earthquake
Nicoriță Church