The Wooden Church of Saint Nicholas in Budesti is located in the historical area of Maramures on the Cosau River valley. The church was erected in 1643 by local villagers and has retained most of its original features except the windows which were enlarged in the early 20th century and the opening between the nave and the pronaos modified at a later period. In 1762 Alexandru Ponehalski painted the walls of the nartex, the nave, the iconostasis and several icons. The apse of the altar was painted by Ioan Opris in 1832. The church is made of oak beams arranged according to the Blockbau system. On a rectangle-shaped plan with the main entrance on the western side and the altar with recessed polygonal apse. Inside the church the horseshoe-shaped frame of the door between the narthex and the nave is noteworthy as it is embellished with "wolf's teeth" an old traditional Romanian motif. The door is framed by openings displaying exquisite iron work. The wooden church of Budesti-Josani is covered by a roof with double eaves. Raising steep, high above the narthex the belfry tower has a bell room with an open gallery and polygonal roof. The four corner pinnacles at the base of the tower's roof indicate an influence from the region of Lapus. Budesti-Josani is the only church in Maramures to adopt this architectural element from Lapus. With its silhouette characteristic to the churches in historical Maramures the wooden church in Budesti-Josani is one of the oldest and largest in this area. Also remarkable are the 17th century icons with golden geometrical backgrounds and the great panel decorated with scenes from the Last Judgment. The icons of the iconostasis have preserved 17th century paintings on one side and 18th century pantings by Alexandru Ponehalski on the other.
Inside the pronaos is preserved the coat of mail of Pintea the Brave a local legendary outlaw.