SERBIA - Studenica Monastery

"The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia’s Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting." -https://whc.unesco.org

Thank you so much  Miroslav for sharing with me this great postcard!

1 to go and my UNESCO postcard collection from your country will

finally be completed!

SERBIA - Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

"The four edifices of the site reflect the high points of the Byzantine-Romanesque ecclesiastical culture, with its distinct style of wall painting, which developed in the Balkans between the 13th and 17th centuries. The Dečani Monastery was built in the mid-14th century for the Serbian king Stefan Dečanski and is also his mausoleum. The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery is a group of four domed churches featuring series of wall paintings. The 13th-century frescoes of the Church of Holy Apostles are painted in a unique, monumental style. Early 14th-century frescoes in the church of the Holy Virgin of Ljevisa represent the appearance of the new so-called Palaiologian Renaissance style, combining the influences of the eastern Orthodox Byzantine and the Western Romanesque traditions. The style played a decisive role in subsequent Balkan art." -https://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1: Our Lady of Ljeviš

My third Serbian UNESCO postcard.

Thank you so much Jean Pierre!

Sent you postcards this month too...

SERBIA - Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius

"The Late Roman fortified palace compound and memorial complex of Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius, in the east of Serbia, was commissioned by Emperor Caius Valerius Galerius Maximianus, in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. It was known as Felix Romuliana, named after the emperor’s mother. The site consists of fortifications, the palace in the north-western part of the complex, basilicas, temples, hot baths, memorial complex, and a tetrapylon. The group of buildings is also unique in its intertwining of ceremonial and memorial functions." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1

Finally! My first UNESCO card from Serbia!

Thank you so much Judit for sharing with me this wonderful postcard!

Postcard 2

 
Thank you so much Anna for this UNESCO postcard!
I like the stamp also!

SERBIA - Stari Ras and Sopoćani

"On the outskirts of Stari Ras, the first capital of Serbia, there is an impressive group of medieval monuments consisting of fortresses, churches and monasteries. The monastery at Sopoćani is a reminder of the contacts between Western civilization and the Byzantine world." -http://whc.unesco.org

Sopoćani Monastery - John the Apostle, Fresco XIIIth century

"This is a postcard from Monastery Sopoćani in Serbia", shares Jelena.

Thank you so much Jelena for sharing this with me! :)