Dečani Monastery

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Eastern Orthodox monastery Serbian Orthodox monastery World Heritage Site cultural heritage monument medieval monastery

Dečani Monastery is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastic complex in Kosovo, renowned for its medieval frescoes and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox monastery → Serbian Orthodox monastery → World Heritage Site → cultural heritage monument → medieval monastery →
affiliation	Serbian Orthodox Church →
architect	Fra Vita →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque → Serbo-Byzantine style →
centuryOfConstruction	14th century →
churchJurisdiction	Eparchy of Raška and Prizren →
constructionEnd	1335 →
constructionStart	1327 →
contains	royal mausoleum of Nemanjić dynasty members → tomb of Stefan Dečanski →
country	Kosovo →
dedicatedTo	Christ Pantocrator →
elevation	approximately 550 metres above sea level →
foundedBy	King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → Stefan Dečanski →
frescoesDateFrom	14th century →
hasPart	Church of Christ Pantocrator → monastic dormitories → monastic walls → refectory →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageStatus	World Heritage in Danger →
inscriptionLanguage	Old Church Slavonic →
inscriptionScript	Cyrillic →
knownFor	largest medieval church in the Balkans (interior volume) → medieval frescoes → rich sculptural decoration → well-preserved Byzantine murals →
locatedIn	Balkan Peninsula → Deçan → Metohija →
material	stone →
monasticOrder	cenobitic →
near	Bjeshkët e Nemuna (Prokletije) mountains →
numberOfFrescoScenesApprox	1000 →
partOf	Medieval Monuments in Kosovo →
protection	KFOR security presence →
region	Disputed territory of Kosovo →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy → Serbian Orthodoxy →
significance	important pilgrimage site for Serbian Orthodox believers → major monument of Serbian medieval art →
UNESCOSiteId	724 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInDangerSince	2006 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2004 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Serbian Orthodox Church →	hasImportantMonastery