• Sopoćani was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. Art history and influence[edit].
  • VIDEO: Snimak Sopoćana iz ptičije perspektive. Adresa, kontakt telefon, mapa. Adresa manastira Sopoćani je 36308 Sopoćani, Stari Ras.
  • 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.
  • The fact that most of the Sopoćani frescoes still shine with radiant beauty - surviving more than two centuries of extreme exposure to the elements.
  • Monastery Sopoćani was built between 1263. and 1268 year. Of some larger complex, which was done with more buildings, today is preserved.church St. Trinity.
  • After a period of 30 years when the monastery served as a convent it was renewed in 1996 by Bishop Artemy who brought a young brotherhood to Sopocani.
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  • 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.
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  • The frescoes of Sopoćani are considered by some experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of that period.
  • The Sopoćani monastery was abandoned after Turks destroyed it and were left in ruins for more than two and a half centuries.