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initially had two entrances. The building itself is made from various Roman ruins materials: columns posts and pedestals, limestone blocks, marble blocks, tiles and terra cotta pipes, bound by raw stone and sometimes bricks, and on the roof were placed two lion statues. Such details like the lion
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The tower rises on four levels, with the first level being the roof of the naos' pillar square. The next 3 levels are not separated and the access to their interior is done from the outside of the church. On the top of the naos' there is a small hidden chamber connected to the tower, but not
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is square with 1m thick walls and a perimeter of 7.40mx7.25m. In the middle of the naos there are 4 pillars delimiting another square area with 3 meters sides. The 3 meters long altar is semi-circular, the positioning of the altar table suggests the
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424:"Biserica Sf. Nicolae şi curtea nobiliară a Arceştilor de la Densuş (jud. Hunedoara), în Arheologia Medievală, 7, 2008, p. 121-224"
388:"Biserica Sf. Nicolae şi curtea nobiliară a Arceştilor de la Densuş (jud. Hunedoara), în Arheologia Medievală, 7, 2008, p. 121-224"
352:"Biserica Sf. Nicolae şi curtea nobiliară a Arceştilor de la Densuş (jud. Hunedoara), în Arheologia Medievală, 7, 2008, p. 121-224"
278:"Biserica Sf. Nicolae şi curtea nobiliară a Arceştilor de la Densuş (jud. Hunedoara), în Arheologia Medievală, 7, 2008, p. 121-224"
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