ASPECTS CONCERNING THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENT "ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH" (1594) IN ARONEANU, IASI, ROMANIA

Church " Sf. Nicolae", located in Aroneanu, a village near Iasi- Romania, belonging to a former Orthodox monastery founded in 1594 by ruler Aron Voda, was the subject of an extensive consolidation and restoration project, and in 2015 it was included on the List of Historical Monuments of Iasi cou nty, having the classification code IS-II-m-A-04098. The complex restoration process required a series of preliminary studies and tests to identify structural problems and degradations of the decorative elements. After establishing some safety parameters for the preservation of the historical ecclesiastical monument, the actual works began, starting with the consolidation of the structure and culminating with the restoration of the exterior decorative elements. All the interventions carried out on the historical monument led to a harmonious and unitary result, as close as possible to the original historical image the church had, during Aron Voda's reign.