Bzovík Monastery

Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia

Bzovík Monastery, Slovakia
Photo: Ladin, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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A former Benedictine monastery converted into a bastioned fortress during the Ottoman wars, its round corner towers still guarding a ruined church. The stark walls rise from open hill country. It is a striking example of a sacred site turned military stronghold.

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