page_title: Monuments of Kosovo
section_title: Mediaeval monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Monuments of Kosovo / Mediaeval monuments
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of Cultural Heritage site of Serbia number СК 1367
context_page_description: Monuments of Kosovo comprise all the monuments that are located in Kosovo.
  Kosovo has an abundance of multicultural and rich heritage dating back to the Bronze Age, later followed by Illyrians, Roman, Byzantine/Serbian Orthodox and Ottoman periods.
  Most of the monuments in Kosovo were built by local craftsmen's with local materials under conditions that were influenced by the empires that invaded Kosovo. Monuments that still stand are those of the Byzantine/Serbian Orthodox and Ottoman periods, which have historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values for our priceless legacy. Among the antique cities, Byzantine and Orthodox churches and monasteries, Ottoman Mosques, Hamams and Bazaars thrived the building culture of the common people – the residential dwelling.
  Kosovo's monuments are unique common property for which the society is responsible to maintain them in order to transmit their authenticity to future generations. The field of popular architecture has value upon indigenous features that are considered to have one of the most original constructive structures in the whole Balkan.
context_section_description: In the sixth century Justinian I, himself of Dardanian origin, reasserted Byzantine control over Dardania after the Hunnish invasions and engaged in an extensive building/rebuilding programme in the region. From 839 to the early thirteenth century the region fell under Bulgarian control, with intermittent periods when the Byzantines were able to reassert their rule. From the early thirteenth century, until 1355, Kosovo was part of the Serbian Empire under the Nemanjić dynasty; and it was in this period that most existing mediaeval Christian buildings were built.
caption: Gračanica Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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