Sacred places in Serbia: temples, churches, shrines and mosques

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Orthodox Christianity · Raška (vùng Kraljevo) · 1186 (theo Bộ Văn hóa Serbia), xong năm 1196Studenica MonasteryМанастир Студеница, Manastir Studenica, Studenica Monastery, Nhà thờ Đức Mẹ Ban Ơn Studenica

Serbia's largest and wealthiest Orthodox monastery, founded in the late 12th century by Stefan Nemanja. Its main Church of the Mother of God, faced in white marble, is the touchstone of the Raška architectural school and preserves frescoes of 1208 to 1209 including the celebrated Crucifixion of Christ. Alongside the King's Church of 1314, whose murals of the Life of the Virgin are ranked by UNESCO among the masterpieces of Byzantine art, the monastery was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1986.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986)Manastir Studenica, Studenica, thành phố Kraljevo (thung lũng sông Studenica, cách Kraljevo khoảng 57 km)

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Islam · City of Belgrade (Stari Grad Municipality) · Xây dựng vào khoảng năm 1575 (hoặc trong giai đoạn từ năm 1660 tới năm 1688) bởi nhà từ thiện thương gia vải Çohacı Hacı-Alija dưới triều đại Ottoman; từng bị chuyển thành nhà thờ Công giáo từ năm 1717 tới năm 1739 dưới sự chiếm đóng của Đế chế Áo; khôi phục làm thánh đường Hồi giáo năm 1741 bởi Hộ quốc công Hüseyin Pasha và trùng tu năm 1868 theo sắc lệnh của Vương công Mihailo ObrenovićBajrakli Mosque, BelgradeBajrakli dzamija, Bayrakli Camii, Cohadzi-dzamija, Mosque of the Flag in Belgrade

The oldest and only surviving Ottoman mosque in Belgrade (out of more than 270 mosques recorded in the seventeenth century), erected around 1575 in the historic Dorcol quarter by the cloth merchant Hadzi-Alija under the name Cohadzi-dzamija, named Bajrakli ('Mosque with the Flag') in the late eighteenth century because the astronomical timekeeper hoisted a flag on its stone minaret to signal simultaneous prayer times across the city, protected by Prince Mihailo Obrenovic's decree of May 18, 1868, and serving today as the central sanctuary of the Islamic Community of Serbia.

Monument of Culture of Great Importance of the Republic of Serbia (designated 1946 and 1979, Ref. SK 9) and Central Mosque of the Islamic Community of Serbia in BelgradeGospodar Jevremova 11, Dorcol, Stari Grad Municipality, 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

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Judaism · Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (North Backa District) · Xây dựng từ năm 1901 tới năm 1902 theo đồ án của hai kiến trúc sư Budapest là Marcell Komor và Dezső Jakab; đại trùng tu toàn diện từ năm 2012 tới tháng 3 năm 2018 với sự hợp tác của Serbia, Hungary và Liên minh châu ÂuSubotica SynagogueSuboticka sinagoga, Szabadkai zsinagoga, Jakab and Komor Square Synagogue in Subotica

The only surviving synagogue in the world built in the Hungarian Art Nouveau (Secession / Szecesszio) architectural style, designed in 1901 and consecrated in September 1902 in central Subotica (Vojvodina, northern Serbia) by Budapest architects Marcell Komor and Dezso Jakab, celebrated for its pioneering 40-meter self-supporting steel-and-Rabitz tent dome resting on eight slender iron columns, Zsolnay pyrogranite ceramics from Pecs, thirty stained-glass windows by Miksa Roth, and vibrant folk-embroidery motifs of peacock feathers and tulips.

Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance of the Republic of Serbia (designated 1990, Ref. SK 1035), World Monuments Fund Watch Site, and Europa Nostra Heritage LandmarkTrg Jakaba i Komora 6, 24000 Subotica, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia

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Orthodox Christianity · City of Belgrade (Vracar Municipality) · Thành lập Hội Xây dựng năm 1895 (kỷ niệm 300 năm biến cố thiêu thánh cốt ngày 27 tháng 4 năm 1594); khởi công năm 1935 theo thiết kế của Bogdan Nestorović và Aleksandar Deroko; tái khởi động năm 1985 và nâng mái vòm 4.000 tấn năm 1989 bởi KTS Branko Pešić; hoàn thiện hơn 15.000 m2 tranh khảm mosaic vàng năm 2020 dưới sự chỉ đạo của Nikolai MukhinChurch of Saint Sava, BelgradeHram Svetog Save, Temple of Saint Sava, Memorial Church of Saint Sava on Vracar

One of the largest Orthodox churches in the world rising 79 meters atop the Vracar Plateau in central Belgrade, erected on the sacred site where Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha burned the relics of Saint Sava (Prince Rastko Nemanjic, founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church) on April 27, 1594, designed in monumental Serbo-Byzantine style by Bogdan Nestorovic and Aleksandar Deroko (begun in 1935, crowned in 1989 by Branko Pesic's hydraulic lifting of its 4,000-ton central dome), and adorned inside with over 15,000 square meters of gold-leaf glass mosaics completed in 2020.

Principal National Sanctuary of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Protected Urban Cultural Landmark of the City of BelgradeKrusedolska 2a, Vracar Plateau (Svetosavski plato), 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

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Orthodox Christianity · Raska District (City of Novi Pazar) · Xây dựng vào khoảng năm 1259 tới năm 1265 bởi Quốc vương Serbia Stefan Uroš I (trị vì 1243 tới 1276); vẽ hệ thống bích họa nền lá vàng ròng từ năm 1263 tới năm 1268; xây thêm tiền đường mở và tháp chuông bốn tầng vào nửa đầu thế kỷ 14 thời Hoàng đế Stefan Dušan; phục dựng mái vòm từ năm 1926 tới năm 1929 sau hơn hai thế kỷ bị đốt phá năm 1689Sopoćani MonasteryManastir Sopocani, Church of the Holy Trinity at Sopocani, Royal Monastery of King Stefan Uros I

A thirteenth-century royal Serbian Orthodox monastery founded between 1259 and 1265 by King Stefan Uros I near the source of the Raska River west of Novi Pazar, celebrated across the world for its monumental 1263 to 1268 Byzantine frescoes painted over gold leaf (crowned by the 32-square-meter Dormition of the Mother of God), housing the marble tombs of King Stefan Uros I and his Venetian mother Queen Anna Dandolo, and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Stari Ras and Sopocani.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (1979, Stari Ras and Sopocani, Ref. 96) and Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance of the Republic of Serbia (SK 156)Doljani - Sopocani, Raska River Source (16 km west of Novi Pazar), 36300 Novi Pazar, Republic of Serbia

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24/10/2026Completed three major initiatives on the same day: (1) Verified primary international sources and published the remaining 199 full English editions across 192 countries and territories, officially completing Stage D with 100% bilingual Vietnamese and English coverage across the entire library. (2) Visually verified and published 35 openly licensed Wikimedia Commons photographs for 22 sites in Vietnam and 13 international sanctuaries. (3) Authored 100 new bilingual sacred place monographs with real photographs for Stage C across 25 countries and territories (South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Canada and Mexico), expanding each from 1 to 5 places and bringing the library to 761 sacred places.
29/09/2026Officially opened the doors of Hall of Myriad Paths to readers worldwide as a living spiritual library that grows every day. On the same day, authored 60 new Stage A sacred place monographs across 60 countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the Balkans, the Gulf, Central Asia, European microstates, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean (including Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja, the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Ostrog Monastery, Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too, Old Orhei, the Temple in the Sea and Ambohimanga), while verifying and publishing 59 openly licensed photographs for the second and third batches.
28/09/2026In the Main Hall, transformed 174 sacred symbols of faiths and branches into raised 3D forms so visitors can select their own tradition before making an offering, alongside a public record of milestones. In the Places section, authored 30 new Stage A monographs across 30 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (including St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Rila Monastery, Svetitskhoveli, Etchmiadzin, al-Qarawiyyin, the Great Mosque of Djenné, Namugongo and the Basilica of Luján).

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