Studenica Monastery, Serbia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/389

 

The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia’s Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting.

 

 

Sender: Renato, Sent on: 8 May, 2014, Received on: 14 Mar, 2014, Travel time: 6 days

Sent from Belgrade

Flag of Yugoslavia from Serbia

Sender: Onder, Sent on: 11 Jan, 2014, Received on: 21 Jan, 2014, Travel time: 10 days

Flag of Serbia

Three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white - the Pan-Slav colors representing freedom and revolutionary ideals; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal field of the coat of arms represents the Serbian state and displays a white two-headed eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle represents the Serbian nation, and is divided into four quarters by a white cross; interpretations vary as to the meaning and origin of the white, curved symbols resembling firesteels or Cyrillic "C's" in each quarter; a royal crown surmounts the coat of arms.

Sender: Ertan, Sent on: 19 Apr, 2013, Received on: 10 May, 2013, Travel time: 21 days