Gračanica Monastery

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Eastern Orthodox church building Serbian Orthodox monastery World Heritage Site medieval monastery

Gračanica Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery in Kosovo renowned for its outstanding Byzantine-style architecture and frescoes, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Aliases (1)

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo ×5

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox church building → Serbian Orthodox monastery → World Heritage Site → medieval monastery →
architecturalStyle	Byzantine → Serbo-Byzantine →
belongsToEparchy	Eparchy of Raška and Prizren →
constructionPeriod	early 14th century →
country	Kosovo →
culturalSignificance	important pilgrimage site for Serbian Orthodox Christians → major monument of Serbian medieval art →
dedicatedTo	Dormition of the Theotokos →
denomination	Serbian Orthodox →
foundedBy	Stefan Uroš II Milutin →
founder	King Milutin of Serbia →
frescoesDateFrom	14th century →
governingBody	Serbian Orthodox Church →
hasBellTower	yes →
hasDome	five domes →
hasFeature	apse → cloister → narthex →
heritageContext	Medieval Serbian cultural heritage →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
interiorDecoration	fresco painting →
knownFor	Byzantine-style architecture → frescoes →
locatedIn	Gračanica →
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Kosovo → Metohija →
locatedNear	Pristina →
material	brick → stone →
partOf	Medieval Monuments in Kosovo →
planType	inscribed cross-in-square →
protectionStatus	UNESCO World Heritage in Danger →
religion	Serbian Orthodox Church →
UNESCOID	724bis →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) → (iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Europe and North America →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteExtension	2006 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2004 →
usedFor	monastic life → pilgrimage → religious services →
yearCompleted	1321 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dečani Monastery ("Medieval Monuments in Kosovo") → Gračanica Monastery ("Medieval Monuments in Kosovo") → Patriarchate of Peć ("Medieval Monuments in Kosovo") → Patriarchate of Peć ("Medieval Monuments in Kosovo") →	partOf
Serbian Orthodox Church →	hasImportantMonastery
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery ("Medieval Monuments in Kosovo") →	heritageDesignation