Serbian churches and monasteries

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Zica Monastery (XIII century)









ستودينيتسا, video in Arabic about Zhicha Monastery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSA86cFGpio

Zhicha Monastery - Aerial view
http://vimeo.com/25653457#at=0

Zhicha Monastery - detail from Liturgy (bishops from Synod are present)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ish4LIuCtA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDi%C4%8Da

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Studenitsa Monastery (XII century)

















UNESCO web page (Studenitsa)
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/389

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studenica_monastery

ستودينيتسا (Studenica Monastery, video in Arabic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cAL18Fxft0

Studenitsa Monastery - Aerial view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTLDLZMSYJ4

Studenitsa Monastery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21lAdn_wW7A

Studenitsa, Serbian documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFMwq38Jpo0

Theophilus 1

Simply splendid! Just beautiful! I can’t believe these were constructed 7 & 8 centuries ago. Can you imagine how many years it took to finish them? It is a true labor of love.

Servos, please keep on posting more of Serbian monasteries & other heritages. I specially love the arial views.

In Christ
Theophilus

Servos

[quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13989.msg161791#msg161791 date=1354976155]
Servos, please keep on posting more of Serbian monasteries & other heritages. I specially love the arial views.

Thank You dear Theophile  :)

[quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13989.msg161791#msg161791 date=1354976155]
Can you imagine how many years it took to finish them?

Not to much because these monasteries are build by saint and pious Serbian kings.
Zhicha building started in 1206 and was finished in 1221
Studenitsa building started 1190 and was finished 1196.

Have in mind that Serbian monasteries were constantly badly damaged during history by Muslims. Most of the churches and monasteries are lost. For example just in Kosovo province there is about 1.300 medieval churches and monasteries we know who are never rebuilded again, and who knows how much more who are not listed.
Turks and Albanians destroyed them and Serbs rebuilded some of them.
That is the reason why some objects you see are at level zero, why there is different styles at one building, and why frescos are now in bad condition.
Zhicha was bombarded in II World War by Germans too.

Zhicha after one of many Turkish attack:


Zhicha after German attack in 1941:

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George Stupovi Monastery (XII century)





Stupovi Monastery - Aerial view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEbrZlIeeBg

Stupovi Monastery - Amateur Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M53UISaOGGw

Stupovi Monastery - Amateur Youtube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYK0TPVQuPM

Stupovi Monastery - Song about Stupovi monastery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31WlUtFtUQo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90ur%C4%91evi_stupovi

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Monastery "Patriarchate of Pech" (XIII century)



Videos of the monastery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovlZ6F4fNVg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifyvTWeip1c

Monastery fresco paintings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGH4O2KQos4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2odsCuV4vjc

Monastery history:
http://www.rastko.rs/kosovo/pecarsija/index_eng.html
http://www.srpskoblago.org/Archives/Pec/about.html