Manastir Djurdjevi Stupovi Puzzles Serbian Treasures Collection 960407

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The Monastery of Đurđevi Stupovi is an endowmentof Stefan Nemanja, and later of King Dragutin, located on a hill above NoviPazar, in the region of old Raška. The temple is dedicated to St. George theGreat Martyr, and its construction was completed around 1171. The monasteryplayed an important role in the Middle Ages. Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava)received his first spiritual education there, and the former King Dragutin wasburied in this monastery. The Church of St. George is the first building of theRaška School, where the interior of the church belongs to the world ofByzantine art, while its external appearance is close to the forms ofRomanesque architecture. The monastery was abandoned at the end of the 17thcentury, it suffered great devastation being demolished on numerous occasions(the last time in 1941), before its reconstruction which began in 1960. In1979, the Monastery of Đurđevi Stupovi (Pillarsof Saint George) was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List (with the complexof Stari Ras and Sopoćani).