Travel Serbia - Visiting the Studenica Monastery in Kraljevo
Take a tour of Studenica Monastery in Kraljevo, Serbia -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats. The Studenica Monastery is the principle monastery, or mother church, in the Serbian Orthodox order. In the 12th century the ruler of this Serbian state relinquished his thrown, founded the monastery, and lived much of the remainder of his life within its walls. Studenica was once the religious, cultural, and political center of medieval Serbia, making it an exceptionally important monument. The monastery houses an incredible collection of Byzantine-style frescoes and paintings from as far back as the 13th century. The complex includes two white marble churches one of the Virgin and one of the King. The churches here are built in the Raska School style, which combines elements from Romanesque and Byzantine architecture.
