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| caption = Clockwise from top left: [[Patriarchate of Peć Monastery|Church of Patriarchal Monastery of Peć]], [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]], [[Visoki Dečani Monastery|Church of Visoki Dečani]], a window at Visoki Dečani, [[Gračanica Monastery|Church of Gračanica]], fresco of Christ at Our Lady of Ljeviš
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[[File:Dečani4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Dečani Monastery]]]]
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The '''Medieval Monuments in Kosovo''' ({{lang-sr|Средњовековни споменици на Косову|Srednjovekovni spomenici na Kosovu}}; {{Lang-al|Monumentet Mesjetare në Kosovë}}) are a [[World Heritage Site]] consisting of four [[Serbian Orthodox Christian]] churches and [[Serbian monasteries|monasteries]] which represent the fusion of the eastern Orthodox [[Byzantine architecture|Byzantine]] and the western [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] ecclesiastical architecture to form the Palaiologian Renaissance style. The construction was founded by members of [[Nemanjić dynasty]], the most important dynasty of [[Serbia in the Middle Ages]]. The sites are located in the modern-day [[Kosovo]]<ref>Pars pro toto</ref>.{{efn|name=status}}
The '''Medieval Monuments in Kosovo''' ({{lang-sr|Средњовековни споменици на Косову|Srednjovekovni spomenici na Kosovu}}; {{Lang-al|Monumentet Mesjetare në Kosovë}}) are a [[World Heritage Site]] consisting of four [[Serbian Orthodox Christian]] churches and [[Serbian monasteries|monasteries]] which represent the fusion of the eastern Orthodox [[Byzantine architecture|Byzantine]] and the western [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] ecclesiastical architecture to form the Palaiologian Renaissance style. The construction was founded by members of [[Nemanjić dynasty]], the most important dynasty of [[Serbia in the Middle Ages]]. The sites are located in the modern-day [[Kosovo]].{{efn|name=status}}


In 2004, [[UNESCO]] recognized the [[Visoki Dečani Monastery|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: [[Patriarchate of Peć Monastery]], [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]] and [[Gračanica Monastery]].
In 2004, [[UNESCO]] recognized the [[Visoki Dečani Monastery|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: [[Patriarchate of Peć Monastery]], [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]] and [[Gračanica Monastery]].
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==UNESCO controversy==
==UNESCO controversy==
There is an ongoing controversy over Kosovo's bid to join the UNESCO, which would result in the sites being listed as part of Kosovo and not Serbia.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-serbia-fights-unesco-membership/27320037.html | title=Controversy Rages Over Kosovo's UNESCO Membership | website=Radio Free Europe | date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> These monuments have come under attack, especially during the [[2004 unrest in Kosovo|ethnic violence]] in 2004, during Kosovo's [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]] rule, when the [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]] was heavily damaged.<ref>{{cite web|title=Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/culture/safeguarding-cultural-heritage/capacity-building/cultural-heritage-kosovo/|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|date=2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001395/139567eb.pdf|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|date=2005|pages=7, 8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Violence: Ethnic Albanian Attacks on Serbs and Roma |url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/kosovo0704/7.htm|publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Serbian Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo|url=http://www.coe.int/t/DG4/CULTUREHERITAGE/COOPERATION/RIC/inc/eng/home.html|publisher=[[Council of Europe]]|date=2005}}</ref> In October 2015 Kosovo was recommended for membership by the UNESCO Executive Board. The bid for membership was voted at the UNESCO General Conference in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-serbia-unesco-membership/27319064.html|title = Kosovo Moves Closer To UNESCO Membership}}</ref>
There is an ongoing controversy over Kosovo's bid to join the UNESCO, which would result in the sites being listed as part of Kosovo and not Serbia.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-serbia-fights-unesco-membership/27320037.html | title=Controversy Rages Over Kosovo's UNESCO Membership | website=Radio Free Europe | date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> These monuments have come under attack, especially during the [[2004 unrest in Kosovo|ethnic violence]] in 2004, during Kosovo's [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]] rule, when the [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]] was heavily damaged.<ref>{{cite web|title=Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/culture/safeguarding-cultural-heritage/capacity-building/cultural-heritage-kosovo/|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|date=2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001395/139567eb.pdf|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|date=2005|pages=7, 8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Violence: Ethnic Albanian Attacks on Serbs and Roma |url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/kosovo0704/7.htm|publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Serbian Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo|url=http://www.coe.int/t/DG4/CULTUREHERITAGE/COOPERATION/RIC/inc/eng/home.html|publisher=[[Council of Europe]]|date=2005}}</ref> In October 2015 Kosovo was recommended for membership by the UNESCO Executive Board{{cn}} The bid for membership was voted at the UNESCO General Conference in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-serbia-unesco-membership/27319064.html|title = Kosovo Moves Closer To UNESCO Membership}}</ref>


[[UNESCO]] has not accepted [[Kosovo]] as a member, the proposal failed to gain a two-thirds majority at the organization's General Conference in [[Paris]] on November 9, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tass.ru/en/world/834899|title=UNESCO General Conference rejects membership for Kosovo}}</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/09/world/europe/ap-unesco-kosovo.html</ref> One of primary reasons for this rejection of Albanian request<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2015&mm=09&dd=14&nav_id=95418|title=FM: Albania files request for Kosovo's UNESCO admission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.independent.mk/articles/21960/Albania+Applied+for+Kosovo's+Admission+to+UNESCO |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529041749/http://www.independent.mk/articles/21960/Albania+Applied+for+Kosovo%27s+Admission+to+UNESCO |archive-date=2017-05-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-kosovo-hopes-to-join-unesco-vows-to-protect-serb-heritage-2015-11</ref> is [[2004 unrest in Kosovo]], when 35 [[Eastern Christianity|Orthodox]] churches were [[Desecration|desecrated]], damaged or destroyed,<ref>[http://www.coe.int/t/DG4/CULTUREHERITAGE/COOPERATION/RIC/inc/eng/docs/2005_eng.pdf RIC, RECONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION FOR ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS SITES IN KOSOVO ACTIVITY REPORT]</ref><ref name="b92">{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2010&mm=03&dd=17&nav_id=65852|title=Six years since March violence in Kosovo |publisher=[[B92]] |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> including [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]] which is a [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>For details and photos see here: http://www.spc.rs/eng/prizren_our_lady_ljevis_xiv_century_burnt_inside_photo_2232004</ref><ref>and here: "Around 900 houses and 35 churches and monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church were set on fire, including mediaeval holy sites such as the Church of Our Lady of Ljevis in Prizren which dates back to the 14th century." http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/52282.htm</ref> The church is subject to constant looting - even of its construction material, specifically valuable lead has repeatedly been stolen from the roof.<ref>See the link: {{cite web |url=http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/2011/04/church-roof-stolen-in-prizren-bishop-protests/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223130309/http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/2011/04/church-roof-stolen-in-prizren-bishop-protests/ |archive-date=2015-12-23 }}</ref>
[[UNESCO]] has not accepted [[Kosovo]] as a member, the proposal failed to gain a two-thirds majority at the organization's General Conference in [[Paris]] on November 9, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tass.ru/en/world/834899|title=UNESCO General Conference rejects membership for Kosovo}}</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/09/world/europe/ap-unesco-kosovo.html</ref> One of primary reasons for this rejection of the Albanian request<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2015&mm=09&dd=14&nav_id=95418|title=FM: Albania files request for Kosovo's UNESCO admission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.independent.mk/articles/21960/Albania+Applied+for+Kosovo's+Admission+to+UNESCO |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529041749/http://www.independent.mk/articles/21960/Albania+Applied+for+Kosovo%27s+Admission+to+UNESCO |archive-date=2017-05-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-kosovo-hopes-to-join-unesco-vows-to-protect-serb-heritage-2015-11</ref> is [[2004 unrest in Kosovo]], when 35 [[Eastern Christianity|Orthodox]] churches were [[Desecration|desecrated]], damaged or destroyed,<ref>[http://www.coe.int/t/DG4/CULTUREHERITAGE/COOPERATION/RIC/inc/eng/docs/2005_eng.pdf RIC, RECONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION FOR ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS SITES IN KOSOVO ACTIVITY REPORT]</ref><ref name="b92">{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2010&mm=03&dd=17&nav_id=65852|title=Six years since March violence in Kosovo |publisher=[[B92]] |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> including [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]] which is a [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>For details and photos see here: http://www.spc.rs/eng/prizren_our_lady_ljevis_xiv_century_burnt_inside_photo_2232004</ref><ref>and here: "Around 900 houses and 35 churches and monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church were set on fire, including mediaeval holy sites such as the Church of Our Lady of Ljevis in Prizren which dates back to the 14th century." http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/52282.htm</ref> The church is subject to constant looting - even of its construction material, specifically valuable lead has repeatedly been stolen from the roof.<ref>See the link: {{cite web |url=http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/2011/04/church-roof-stolen-in-prizren-bishop-protests/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223130309/http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/2011/04/church-roof-stolen-in-prizren-bishop-protests/ |archive-date=2015-12-23 }}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 15:50, 11 September 2021

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Clockwise from top left: Church of Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, Our Lady of Ljeviš, Church of Visoki Dečani, a window at Visoki Dečani, Church of Gračanica, fresco of Christ at Our Lady of Ljeviš
LocationKosovo
Includes
  1. Dečani Monastery
  2. Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
  3. Church of the Virgin of Ljeviš
  4. Gračanica Monastery
Reference724bis
Inscription2004 (28th Session)
Extensions2006
Endangered2006–...
Area2.8802 ha (7.117 acres)
Buffer zone115.3879 ha (285.130 acres)
Coordinates42°39′40″N 20°15′56″E / 42.66111°N 20.26556°E / 42.66111; 20.26556
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo is located in Kosovo
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Location of Medieval Monuments in Kosovo in Kosovo
Dečani Monastery

The Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Serbian: Средњовековни споменици на Косову, romanized: Srednjovekovni spomenici na Kosovu; Albanian: Monumentet Mesjetare në Kosovë) are 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 construction was founded by members of Nemanjić dynasty, the most important dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages. The sites are located in the modern-day Kosovo.[a]

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: Patriarchate of Peć Monastery, Our Lady of Ljeviš and Gračanica Monastery.

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]

UNESCO controversy

There is an ongoing controversy over Kosovo's bid to join the UNESCO, which would result in the sites being listed as part of Kosovo and not Serbia.[2] These monuments have come under attack, especially during the ethnic violence in 2004, during Kosovo's UNMIK rule, when the Our Lady of Ljeviš was heavily damaged.[3][4][5][6] In October 2015 Kosovo was recommended for membership by the UNESCO Executive Board[citation needed] The bid for membership was voted at the UNESCO General Conference in November 2015.[7]

UNESCO has not accepted Kosovo as a member, the proposal failed to gain a two-thirds majority at the organization's General Conference in Paris on November 9, 2015.[8][9] One of primary reasons for this rejection of the Albanian request[10][11][12] is 2004 unrest in Kosovo, when 35 Orthodox churches were desecrated, damaged or destroyed,[13][14] including Our Lady of Ljeviš which is a World Heritage Site.[15][16] The church is subject to constant looting - even of its construction material, specifically valuable lead has repeatedly been stolen from the roof.[17]

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Template:Kosovo-note

References

  1. ^ World Heritage Committee puts Medieval Monuments in Kosovo on Danger List and extends site in Andorra, ending this year’s inscriptions, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, July 13, 2006. Accessed April 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Controversy Rages Over Kosovo's UNESCO Membership", Radio Free Europe, October 22, 2015
  3. ^ "Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo". UNESCO. 2005.
  4. ^ "Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo" (PDF). UNESCO. 2005. pp. 7, 8.
  5. ^ "The Violence: Ethnic Albanian Attacks on Serbs and Roma". Human Rights Watch. July 2004.
  6. ^ "Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Serbian Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo". Council of Europe. 2005.
  7. ^ "Kosovo Moves Closer To UNESCO Membership".
  8. ^ "UNESCO General Conference rejects membership for Kosovo".
  9. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/09/world/europe/ap-unesco-kosovo.html
  10. ^ "FM: Albania files request for Kosovo's UNESCO admission".
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2015-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-kosovo-hopes-to-join-unesco-vows-to-protect-serb-heritage-2015-11
  13. ^ RIC, RECONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION FOR ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS SITES IN KOSOVO ACTIVITY REPORT
  14. ^ "Six years since March violence in Kosovo". B92. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  15. ^ For details and photos see here: http://www.spc.rs/eng/prizren_our_lady_ljevis_xiv_century_burnt_inside_photo_2232004
  16. ^ and here: "Around 900 houses and 35 churches and monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church were set on fire, including mediaeval holy sites such as the Church of Our Lady of Ljevis in Prizren which dates back to the 14th century." http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/52282.htm
  17. ^ See the link: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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