Studenica Monastery 389

WHC Nomination Documentation
File name:
389.pdf
SITE NAME ("TITLE")
UNESCO Region
EUROPE
Studenica Monastery
DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 28/11/1986
STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR")
YUGOSLAVIA
CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS")
C (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)
DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:
The Committee made no statement.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Founded in the late 12th century shortly after the abdication of Stevan Nemanja, creator of the
medieval Serb State, the Studenica Monastery is the largest and richest of the Orthodox
monasteries in Serbia. Its two main monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of
the King, constructed out of white marble, make up a veritable conservatory of 13th and 14th
century Byzantine painting.
1.b. State, province or region: Serbie.
1.d Exact location: Long. 20°32’12» E ; Lat. 43°29’10» N