• 43°7′5″N 20°22′26″E / 43.11806°N 20.37389°E. The Sopoćani Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Сопоћани / Manastir Sopoćani, pronounced [sǒpotɕani]...
  • Sopoćani frescoes are considered by many experts on Orthodox Christian art as the most beautiful frescoes belonging to the Serbian Orthodox Church.
  • Sopoćani Monastery is a beautiful place located in the green landscape of south Serbia. It’s a 13th-century monastery famous for its extraordinary frescoes.
  • VIDEO: Snimak Sopoćana iz ptičije perspektive. Adresa, kontakt telefon, mapa. Adresa manastira Sopoćani je 36308 Sopoćani, Stari Ras.
  • Sopocani Monastery is an orthodox religious complex located not so far from Novi Pazar, a city in the Central Serbia.
  • The frescoes of Sopoćani are considered by some experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of that period.
  • The frescoes of nearby Sopoćani Monastery are considered by experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of the Byzantine period.
  • Sopoćani was built in 1260 by king Uroš I Nemanjić and then in 14th century Dušan the Strong, first Serbian king, extended Sopoćani.
  • From outside the church looks like a three-nave basilica. In that way the Sopoćani resembles in its form, the Romanesque churches of the West.
  • The frescoes which can be found in the monastery represent a true masterpiece of art and they have brought the fame to Sopoćani years later.
  • The Sopoćani monastery was built in the second half of the 13th century, near the source of the Raška River on the outskirts of Stari Ras, the first capital of Serbia.
  • All the elements that sustain the Outstanding Universal Value of Stari Ras and Sopoćani are located within the boundaries of the 199-ha serial property.
  • The fact that most of the Sopoćani frescoes still shine with radiant beauty - surviving more than two centuries of extreme exposure to the elements.