Quote Originally Posted by Aeduard View Post
Yeah, ok. Classic case of "we don't have anything of our own, we just copied from everyone else".

Those "specialists" must be on crack if they think the painted monasteries for example are not unique, you don't find this style anywhere else, at least not in Turkey or in neighboring countries.

So what if the Moldovenesc style has inspiration from other architectural styles? The result is still uniquely Romanian. It's like saying the Venetian style isn't authentic enough because it borrowed Byzantine and Islamic elements.
They do look unique in their own way, I agree, but I wasn't talking about the way I see them. If we consider every mix of styles to be a new style of its own, then the whole history would become a mess. Of course they look unique, just like dogs, there aren't 2 identical dogs but to qualify for a new breed you need a bit more than that. There are some criteria to fill and on international level only the Brancovenesc one qualifies as original enough to become it's own style and just a mix of styles.