Monastery of the Holy Archangels, Prizren

Name: Monastery of the Holy Archangels
Address: Prizren, Kosovo

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Monastery of the Holy Archangels, Prizren

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The Monastery of the Holy Archangels is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Prizren, Kosovo. The monastery was founded by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan between 1343 and 1352 on the site of an earlier church, part of the Višegrad fortress complex. It was the burial church for Emperor Dušan, and represented the culmination of the Serbian ecclesiastical architectural style, that led to the birth of the Morava school style. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1352 (672 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 42°11'58"N, 20°45'43"E

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Nearby attractions include: Marash Maple, Monumental Complex of the Albanian League, Sinan Pasha Mosque, Saraç Mosque.

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Tree
Marash Maple, Prizren
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Museum
Monumental Complex of the Albanian League, Prizren
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Mosque
Saraç Mosque, Prizren
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Mosque
Muderiz Ali Effendi Mosque, Prizren
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Memorial
Prizren Fortress, Prizren
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Monastery of the Holy Archangels, Prizren

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