Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo *
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Christ Carrying the Cross, a fresco from Dečani.
Country Serbia
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 724
Region ** Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 2004 (28th Session)
Extensions 2006
Endangered 2006-
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List
** Region as classified by UNESCO

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Serbian: Средњовековни споменици на Косову и Метохији / Srednjovekovni spomenici nа Kosovu i Metohiji) is a World Heritage Site consisting of four Serbian Orthodox Christian churches and monasteries which represent the fusion of the eastern Orthodox Byzantine and the western Romanesque ecclesiastical architecture to form the Palaiologian Renaissance style. The sites are located in the disputed region of Kosovo, which Serbia considers to be its southern province, although it unilaterally declared its independence on 17 February 2008.

In 2004, UNESCO recognized the Dečani Monastery for its outstanding universal value. Two years later, the site of patrimony was extended as a serial nomination, to include three other religious monuments.

Hence, the properly Medieval Monuments in Kosovo now consists of:

In 2006 the property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to difficulties in its management and conservation stemming from the region's political instability.[1]

References

Coordinates: 42°39′40″N 20°15′56″E / 42.66111°N 20.26556°E / 42.66111; 20.26556


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