The monastery was built by Neagoe Basarab (1512 - 1517) on the site of the ancient metropolises
Repaired several times, the church was restored (1875 - 1886) by French architect André Lecomte du Noüy
As currently portrays the church is made up of a Expand the narthex, organically united with the construction itself, whose 12 internal pillars supporting a tower in the middle and two lateral towers that crowns the western corners of the narthex.
These small towers give the impression by their outward adornment, characterized by twisting portions of masonry that are falling over each other and that is screwed into the firmament of heaven.
Inside attention as an exceptional achievement sculptural group of 12 columns, original floral ornaments representing the 12 Apostles of Christ;
These columns give a true impression of living and real walk.
Interior painting, done by painter Dobromir, was completed in 1526 during the reign of Radu from Afumati.
So-law Prince Radu of Afumati (1522-1529), once climbed on a chair, has sanctioned the continuation of settlement decoration, the inscription of 10 September 1526 which mentions the name of the painter Dobromir.
The rest of the church and the altar - with aisles fulfill its cruciform shape - also maintain a high tower, whose joint remaining assembly is done through the groin, resulting in an all architectural incomparable slenderness.
Begun in 1514, the desire Neagoe to create a monument matchless beautiful works were completed three years later, so that on 7 January 1517 founder could even speak of "the monastery of my reign at Arges"
Listening not only legend, but also some historical news, apparently for lack of money, all offering adorning his lady, but mostly for lack of days, painting the church could not be finished before passed into eternity of Neagoe .
Curtea de Arges is the royal necropolis, since 1914, here is buried the kings and queens of Romania: Carol I and Elisabeth, Ferdinand and Maria and Charles II (but not Regina Elena, who is buried in Lausanne , Switzerland)
Also in the immediate vicinity of the monastery is a spring, which locals call "Fountain of Manole".
This designation bears over time story craftsman legendary, who, unable to descend from the church after them - taking them into the stairs - and would have made wings from shingles and similar myth of Icarus, jumped from the roof of the sanctuary, the foundation of which is said to build his own wife.
Instead they would have collapsed, his soul would be converted into a fountain.
Arges Monastery Church was built in the late 19th century, the time of King Charles 1 once the restoration of the monastery
Inside decorated with Byzantine paintings are kept in top place Midwives Holy Filoteia placed in gilded silver coffin covered with a veil embroidered with gold and silver