Holy Archangels Church, Cupseni
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Year built: 1732
Location: Cupşeni, is situated 20 km north of the town of Târgu Lăpuş.
Summary: The church is very small, and the whole structure is covered with a unitary roof with only one set of eaves, as is usual for Lăpuş.
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The tower is much more imposing than that of the nearby church of St. Elijah, the tall conical roof rising to a surprising height. At the base of the roof are four small pinnacles, also typical for Lăpuş churches.
In front of the west façade and the entrance is a small porch. The six pillars that support the roof and their oblique carved struts form an arcade. A simple archaic ladder carved from a tree trunk leads up to the belfry in the tower.
A fragmentary inscription found inside the church dates the interior paintings to 1823. The iconography of the paintings is similar to the murals of churches of the Cosău River valley.