Gračanica Monastery

monastery, Priština, Kosovo

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The Gračanica Monastery is located southeast of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. Built between 1313 and 1321 by Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, it is a significant example of Balkan architecture and features valuable frescoes. In 2006, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Pristina itself was the capital of the Serbian state before the Battle of Kosovo in 1389.1

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Kosovo
Cultural institutions
…monasteries of Dečani (Albanian: Deçan), Gračanica (Graçanica; near Pristina), and Peć (Pejë), as well as the Church of the Virgin of Ljeviša (near Prizren). In 2004 the Dečani monastery was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site; the others were inscribed in 2006. Two of the oldest Muslim sites are the…
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…monasteries of Dečani (Albanian: Deçan), Gračanica (Graçanica; near Pristina), and Peć (Pejë), as well as the Church of the Virgin of Ljeviša (near Prizren). In 2004 the Dečani monastery was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site; the others were inscribed in 2006. Two of the oldest Muslim sites are the…
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Pristina
…of the city is the Gračanica (Gracanicë) Monastery, built about 1313–21 under the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin. The monastery is a fine work of Balkan architecture containing valuable frescoes; in 2006 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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…of the city is the Gračanica (Gracanicë) Monastery, built about 1313–21 under the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin. The monastery is a fine work of Balkan architecture containing valuable frescoes; in 2006 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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