Raška architectural school

Raška architectural school (Serbian: Рашка школа архитeктуре), also known as the Raška style (Рашки стил, Raški stil), or simply as the Raška school, is an ecclesiastical architectural style that flourished in the Serbian High Middle Ages (ca. 1170–1300), during the reign of the Nemanjić dynasty. The style is present in the notable Monastery of St. George's Tracts (Đurđevi stupovi), Studenica monastery and Hilandar pirgue, built by Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (r. 1166–1196); the Žiča monastery, built by King Stefan the First-Crowned (r. 1196–1228); the Sopoćani monastery, built by King Uroš the Great; the Gradac monastery, built by Queen Helen of Anjou (r. 1245–1276); the Church of St. Achillius, built by King Stefan Dragutin (r. 1276–1282), and the Visoki Dečani monastery, built by King Stefan Uroš III (r. 1322–1331). Several of these are listed at the List of World Heritage Sites in Serbia (UNESCO).

Examples

• Monastery of St. George's Tracts (Đurđevi stupovi), built by Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (r. 1166–1196)
• Studenica monastery, built by Stefan Nemanja
• Hilandar pirgue, built by Stefan Nemanja
• Žiča monastery, built by King Stefan the First-Crowned (r. 1196–1228)
• Sopoćani monastery, built by King Uroš the Great
• Gradac Monastery, built by Queen Helen of Anjou (r. 1245–1276)
• Church of St. Achillius, built by King Stefan Dragutin (r. 1276–1282)
• Visoki Dečani monastery, built by King Stefan Uroš III (r. 1322–1331).
• Morača Monastery, built by Stefan Vukanović in 1252

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  Đurđevi stupovi

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  Studenica

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  Žiča

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  Sopoćani

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  Gradac

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  Arilje

See also

• Serbian architectural styles
• Architecture of Serbia
• List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries

References

Sources

• Народни музеј у Београду (2015). "Рашка школа архитeктуре". Догађања. National Museum of Serbia. 
• Sir Banister Fletcher; Dan Cruickshank (1996). Sir Banister Fletcher's a History of Architecture. Architectural Press. pp. 322–. ISBN 978-0-7506-2267-7. 

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